Cetateanu Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cetateanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cetateanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1141:176,12218,089
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
England21:27,859,030389,889
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Cetăţeanu (2) & Cetățeanu (1) are calculated separately.

Cetateanu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cetateanu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cetateanu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Cetăţeanu or Cetățeanu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cetateanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most frequently held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Cetateanu are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 176,122. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Dolj County, where 57 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 36 percent reside and Argeș County, where 4 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent reside and Italy, where 3 percent reside.

Cetateanu Last Name Statistics demography

Cetateanu earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 83.27% less than the national average, earning $7,219 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cetatean9487/
Cetăţeanu932/
Cetățeanu931/
Cetatino716/
Steatean712/
Cetitana711/
Setatane711/
Cetăţean711/
Cetățean711/
Staten679,576/
Statan6715/
Sitatangou631/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cetateanu
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