Chiriac Surname

18,381st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Chiriac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chiriac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania23,4451:856112
Moldova5,5611:64032
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
France1281:518,92871,816
Italy1271:481,54949,699
Greece941:117,87019,800
Canada941:391,97434,739
England741:752,94741,527
Israel671:127,72613,864
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Belgium341:338,13737,845
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Chiriac (27) may also be a first name.

Chiriac Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chiriac is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chiriac? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 18,381st most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 242,959 people. The surname Chiriac occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Chiriac are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,036,353rd most common first name worldwide, held by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 23,445 people, or 1 in 856. In Romania it is primarily found in: Iași County, where 12 percent live, Vrancea County, where 8 percent live and Galați County, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Romania this surname occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Chiriac Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Chiriac are 9.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.1% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chiriac earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.59% less than the national average, earning €8,232 per year; in United States they earn 14.15% more than the national average, earning $49,253 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% less than the national average, earning $47,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirieac93344/
Chireac8666/
Cairiac8622/
Chiriak862/
Chiriag861/
Chiriacova8244/
Chiriacová822/
Cheriach802/
Kiriac77108/
Hiriak7754/
Ciriak7748/
Cherhiack751/
Chiriaque751/
Cheriacke750/
Cheriak71328/
Caireac71138/
Hiriats7122/
Cheriag713/
Chiryak712/
Cheriax711/
Ceyriac711/
Kiriack711/
Chaireak6746/
Khitriak671/
Chaireag671/

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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 Chiriac
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