Chirtu Surname

1,511,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 138 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Chirtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1341:149,83515,881
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Chirtu (13) may also be a first name.

Chirtu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chirtu is found most frequently in Romania. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirtu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,511,557th most commonly held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 52,808,304 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Chirtu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 13 people.

It is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 149,835. In Romania Chirtu is most common in: Călărași County, where 59 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 40 percent live and Gorj County, where 1 percent live. Excluding Romania this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirtau9274/
Chirtou927/
Cirtu91253/
Hirtu913/
Cirtau8336/
Shirtu834/
Churtu831/
Cirtus830/
Cirtaut7740/
Cirtaus776/
Shirtut775/
Khairtu771/
Shirttu771/
Chertou771/
Hairtuy771/
Cretu7335,665/
Girtu73114/
Hertu7382/
Kirtu7333/
Sirtu736/
Certu735/
Qirtu731/
Chertouh71252/
Chertout711/
Shirtaus711/
Sirtou67205/
Tscherteu6771/
Siretu6753/
Tschertou6742/
Kirtou6720/
Certus6719/
Hertus6715/
Sirtuy679/
Sirtui678/
Cyrtus673/
Chertó672/
Hertau672/
Shertu672/
Hairtouch671/
Crettu671/
Heartu671/
Chertouha671/
Certui671/
Kirtut671/
Kirthu671/
Cretui671/
Kirtuh671/
Cretau670/

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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 Chirtu
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