Cioara Surname

97,503rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Cioara Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, which comes from 'cioară', meaning crow. It is occasionally used as a slur for Gypsies. Cioară supposedly comes from an ancient-Dacian word which is cognately found in Albanian.

Cioara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4,4181:4,545614
Moldova2801:12,7192,188
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Belgium161:718,54060,840
England161:3,482,379114,324
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Cioară (574) are calculated separately.

Cioara Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, which comes from 'cioară', meaning crow. It is occasionally used as a slur for Gypsies. Cioară supposedly comes from an ancient-Dacian word which is cognately found in Albanian.

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The Cioara surname means 'raven' in Romanian.

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Cioara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cioara is most common in Romania. It may also occur in the variant forms: Cioară. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cioara? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,503rd most widespread surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,497,338 people. The last name Cioara occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Cioara are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 4,418 people, or 1 in 4,545. In Romania it is most common in: Alba County, where 29 percent live, Bihor County, where 12 percent live and Hunedoara County, where 11 percent live. Barring Romania this last name occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Cioara Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cioara surname are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cioara earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.17% less than the national average, earning €6,857 per year; in United States they earn 33.01% more than the national average, earning $57,391 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.62% less than the national average, earning $37,450 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cioară94574/
Cioarga922/
Coara9155/
Choara8320/
Coarza832/
Coșara831/
Czohara7740/
Choarra772/
Chouara772/
Choarau771/
Coari73918/
Coare73124/
Zoara73122/
Coary73113/
Coaro7390/
Coară738/
Caora733/
Coarí731/
Chuohara71296/
Tchouara7110/
Chouarah712/
Tsioaras711/
Zohara674,906/
Chaora671,238/
Couary67139/
Zouara67127/
Choare6725/
Chouaraia676/
Choari674/
Cohary674/
Coauro673/
Choaro671/
Chhoharah671/
Coarro671/
Coaire671/
Choary671/
Coarey670/
Coarry670/

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