Cioban Surname

92,378th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cioban Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'shepherd', someone who tends and rears a sheep. [cioban = 'shepherd'; ciobanul = 'the shepherd'. Pronounced with a harsh 'c'. [Chee-oh-bahn(-oo).]

Cioban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3,0651:6,551878
Moldova1,7471:2,039245
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Poland551:691,06859,060
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Canada391:944,75971,777
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Israel241:356,56829,419
Austria151:567,69652,281
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ciobań (1) are calculated separately.

Cioban Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'shepherd', someone who tends and rears a sheep. [cioban = 'shepherd'; ciobanul = 'the shepherd'. Pronounced with a harsh 'c'. [Chee-oh-bahn(-oo).]

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Cioban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cioban occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Ciobań. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cioban? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 92,378th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,408,766 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Cioban live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 3,065 people, or 1 in 6,551. In Romania Cioban is most prevalent in: Suceava County, where 26 percent are found, Cluj County, where 15 percent are found and Mureș County, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Romania this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Cioban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cioban has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cioban surname rose 10,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cioban Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cioban last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Cioban earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.68% less than the national average, earning $39,403 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.57% less than the national average, earning $48,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciobań941/
Ciobann922/
Ciobang921/
Cioband921/
Coban914,590/
Ciobhain863/
Choban833,561/
Cobain831,916/
Cobean83232/
Cooban83104/
Csoban8356/
Czoban8349/
Cobhan8335/
Ciaban8333/
Couban8311/
Coiban832/
Cobann832/
Școban831/
Ciobam831/
Ciovan831/
Coșban831/
Ciobanova8071/
Chobane77958/
Chhoban7770/
Chouban7729/
Chooban7718/
Chobhan776/
Tchoban774/
Choyban772/
Tcouban771/
Ciovgan771/
Chobean771/
Cobahan771/
Çoban73141,507/
Cowan7381,473/
Caban7317,797/
Cobon739,886/
Covan73463/
Čoban73204/
Zoban7386/
Cobón734/
Cobán734/
Cobòn731/
Choubane712,506/
Chohbane71264/
Tschoban7168/
Tchobang7162/
Tchouban7146/
Cobanova7119/
Ciobotin711/
Ciobháin711/
Chaban6722,002/
Chowan672,738/
Chovan672,213/
Czaban672,159/
Csobán67775/
Chouhbane67120/
Cabean6782/
Cowhan6751/
Cobein6743/
Chobon6719/
Tchoubang6717/
Tsoban6715/
Tchoubane6710/
Cabain679/
Covhan675/
Cowann674/
Cabaan673/
Dzoban673/
Dcovan673/
Csaban673/
Zouban673/
Zobain672/
Caaban672/
Coubon672/
Çobann672/
Coibon671/
Csobanova671/
Cojbon671/
Cobeyn671/
Cabhan671/
Couwan671/
Covahn671/
Covean671/
Dcowan671/
Çooban671/
Zobaan671/
Chobhahan671/
Coboun670/
Coboon670/
Cabaun670/
Cowean670/

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