Chetreanu Surname

503,100th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 653 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Chetreanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chetreanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5121:39,2155,000
Moldova1231:28,9544,687
France71:9,488,960336,266
England21:27,859,030389,889
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chetreanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chetreanu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chetreanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chetreanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 503,100th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 11,160,101 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Chetreanu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 512 people, or 1 in 39,215. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Bacău County, where 19 percent are found, Vrancea County, where 17 percent are found and Brașov County, where 16 percent are found. Besides Romania it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 19 percent are found and France, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chetranu9455/
Chetrianu891/
Cheranu8829/
Cereanu882/
Setreanu82171/
Şetreanu8230/
Chitrenu826/
Cherangu823/
Cheranou822/
Chitranu822/
Cherenhu821/
Ceranu8074/
Herenu8058/
Heranu8011/
Chioreanu78435/
Cherranou781/
Ceranus7592/
Sereanu7554/
Chiranu7541/
Herenhu7520/
Gereanu758/
Herenuz753/
Ceuranu752/
Herțanu752/
Herrenu751/
Cerenau751/
Chirenu751/
Chiranut71119/
Chiranus7196/
Ketryanu7142/
Chirangu7121/
Cireșanu714/
Sereșanu711/
Cherañux711/
Hereñu672,803/
Jeranu67138/
Heriyanus6740/
Cheringou678/
Cherinaud672/
Gerenu672/
Serenu671/
Cereñu671/
Seranu671/
Cirenu671/

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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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  • 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 Chetreanu
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