Cimpoiesu Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cimpoiesu Surname User-submission:

This surname is derived from the word cimpoi, which is the Romanian bagpipe. The surname means 'cimpoi player'.

Cimpoiesu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1041:193,05619,452
Moldova651:54,7907,807
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Cimpoieşu (3) & Cimpoieșu (1) are calculated separately.

Cimpoiesu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from the word cimpoi, which is the Romanian bagpipe. The surname means 'cimpoi player'.

- Apopei-Rusu Mircea-Dan

Cimpoiesu Last Name Facts

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

Cimpoiesu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Cimpoieşu or Cimpoieșu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cimpoiesu? popularity and diffusion

Cimpoiesu is the 1,300,225th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 41,882,448 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Cimpoiesu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 193,056. In Romania it is most frequent in: Botoșani County, where 51 percent reside, Vrancea County, where 42 percent reside and Vâlcea County, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Romania it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 37 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cimpoieşu963/
Cimpoieșu961/
Cimpoesu941,572/
Cimpoies94344/
Cimpoiasu89224/
Cimpoeasu896/
Cimpoes88836/
Chimpoeshu846/
Cimpoeşu82171/
Cimpoeșu82165/
Cimpoias8255/
Cimpoieş8215/
Cimpoeas823/
Cimpoieș822/
Cinpoesu822/
Cimpoesi822/
Cimpoyes821/
Cimpos801/
Ciumpoias7814/
Cimpoiaşu789/
Cimpoiașu786/
Cimpoeș7534/
Cimpoeş758/
Cempoes758/
Simpoes751/
Chympoeshu7423/
Cempoias7114/
Cimpoiaş712/
Cimps710/
Cimbis6714/
Zimpis674/
Simpos671/
Simpes671/

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