Ciarnau Surname

953,750th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ciarnau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciarnau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2491:80,6349,479
Austria131:655,03358,041
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ciarnau Last Name Facts

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

Ciarnau occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciarnau? popularity and diffusion

Ciarnau is the 953,750th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,596,883 people. The surname Ciarnau occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Ciarnau live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 91 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname Ciarnau is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 80,634. In Romania Ciarnau is most frequent in: Bihor County, where 71 percent reside, Timiș County, where 16 percent reside and Alba County, where 11 percent reside. Aside from Romania Ciarnau occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Austria, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carnau922/
Carneau86481/
Carnauh8643/
Cearnau867/
Carna83711/
Carnu83318/
Charneau801,037/
Czarnaus801/
Czarna772,049/
Charna77289/
Carnay77265/
Ciorna77251/
Ciarno7734/
Carnaț7728/
Cornau7728/
Carnea778/
Cairna776/
Charnu776/
Carnai772/
Carneu772/
Carnaj771/
Zarnau771/
Carrna771/
Ciarnò771/
Carnui771/
Carnou770/
Charnay712,049/
Carnaje711,693/
Ciornea71924/
Csarnai71394/
Czarnas71194/
Ciornai7152/
Cournau7140/
Czarnaś7120/
Carnaya7120/
Charnai718/
Carnaji716/
Charnou714/
Charnae713/
Carinna713/
Carnauhova712/
Carenna712/
Carnaja712/
Charnea712/
Csarnay712/
Carnaha711/
Ciornay711/
Carniea711/
Tcharna711/
Carniya711/
Carneja711/
Carnaye711/
Charnaj711/
Carnuje710/
Cornu6716,883/
Corna674,558/
Zarna672,465/
Ciornaia67841/
Charniya67660/
Carno67653/
Czarnuch67583/
Charnaya67154/
Czarnous6754/
Courneau6747/
Cârnu6745/
Ciorneiu6743/
Chorneau6728/
Carnà6714/
Chairena6711/
Czarnasz6710/
Charneia678/
Czarnach675/
Carná674/
Čarna673/
Charnaji672/
Charnhai671/
Czarnoja671/
Czarnouś671/
Cearnaia671/
Charenna671/
Chearnae671/
Czarnaya671/
Charnnai671/
Ciornaja671/
Charnayi671/
Chornnau670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ciarnau
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