Cioban Surname
Approximately 5,173 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3,065 | 1:6,551 | 878 |
| Moldova | 1,747 | 1:2,039 | 245 |
| United States | 106 | 1:3,419,424 | 193,489 |
| Poland | 55 | 1:691,068 | 59,060 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Israel | 24 | 1:356,568 | 29,419 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Australia | 7 | 1:3,856,529 | 135,538 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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).]
- deleted-173293Cioban Demographics
Average Cioban Salary in
United States
$39,403 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cioban Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cioban Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Cioban is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Ciobań. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cioban? popularity and diffusion
Cioban is the 92,378th most widely held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,408,766 people. Cioban is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Cioban are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname Cioban is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 3,065 people, or 1 in 6,551. In Romania Cioban is most prevalent in: Suceava County, where 26 percent reside, Cluj County, where 15 percent reside and Mureș County, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Romania Cioban is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 34 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.
Cioban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Cioban has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cioban last name grew 10,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Cioban Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Cioban 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.
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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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