Ciltu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ciltu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciltu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

Ciltu (16) may also be a first name.

Ciltu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ciltu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciltu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Ciltu live; 80 percent live in Eastern Europe and 80 percent live in Romanian Europe. Ciltu is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly occurring forename internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 5,019,468. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Buzău County, where 25 percent live, Caraș-Severin County, where 25 percent live and Hunedoara County, where 25 percent live. Outside of Romania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Sri Lanka, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cltu891/
Siltu80145/
Kiltu8017/
Cletu809/
Giltu808/
Cltus806/
Jiltu803/
Cletus7314,709/
Kiltau73268/
Quiltu7351/
Shiltu7317/
Celtus7310/
Silltu731/
Siltou731/
Clltus731/
Cletuu731/
Siltus731/
Giltus731/
Kilthu731/
Cheltu731/
Kilthau67280/
Schilthuis67211/
Killtau6710/
Schilthaus678/
Clettus676/
Kieltau676/
Zltu674/
Clethus673/
Sltu672/
Cleteus672/
Cletuss671/
Quiltuy671/
Cletous671/
Gilltus671/
Gilthou671/
Killtou671/
Cletaus671/
Silthou671/

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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 Ciltu
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