Cherciu Surname

216,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,900 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cherciu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,8361:10,9361,420
United States181:20,136,607622,629
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Cherciu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherciu occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherciu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,082nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,835,550 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Cherciu live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 1,836 people, or 1 in 10,936. In Romania it is most numerous in: Vrancea County, where 23 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent live and Ilfov County, where 11 percent live. Barring Romania it occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and New Caledonia, where 1 percent live.

Cherciu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cherciu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Cherciu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.6% less than the national average, earning $35,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Herciu921,938/
Cerciu92143/
Chirciu861,230/
Chercou861/
Cherchu861/
Chercui861/
Cercius861/
Cercu831/
Hercu831/
Cherdchu8053/
Chertchu802/
Cherdcuh801/
Chircu772,525/
Circiu771,299/
Cîrciu77311/
Hercuț7762/
Hîrciu7734/
Herchu7716/
Serciu779/
Kerciu775/
Hirciu773/
Cherchouh75272/
Cherdchou752/
Herchou71137/
Chircuș715/
Schircu714/
Chirceu711/
Sercius711/
Circu671,302/
Sercu67752/
Cîrcu67294/
Hircu6732/
Kercu675/
Cherchoo674/
Cercó673/
Herczuch672/
Hîrcu671/
Chirdchu671/

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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
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  • 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 Cherciu
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