Ciobanu Surname

6,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 92,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ciobanu 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).]

Ciobanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania69,0681:29112
Moldova18,3391:1943
Spain2,2841:20,4692,245
United States4311:840,97264,213
Italy3831:159,67824,598
Canada2721:135,46214,020
Greece2301:48,1737,896
Portugal2171:48,0102,732
England2021:275,83221,591
Belgium1691:68,02710,874
France691:962,648108,938
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Russia531:2,719,303152,706
Austria531:160,66921,171
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
Australia361:749,88148,970
Transnistria351:13,5632,609
Norway221:233,74025,571
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Cyprus151:58,9925,768
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Malta41:107,5681,849
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Congo31:1,663,03227,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Ciobanu (23) may also be a first name.

Ciobanu 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-173293

A Romanian name translating literally to 'the shepherd'.

- theangrybarrel

Ciobanu Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Ciobanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 6,139th most widely held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 79,028 people. Ciobanu is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ciobanu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name worldwide. It is borne by 23 people.

The surname Ciobanu is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 69,068 people, or 1 in 291. In Romania Ciobanu is most numerous in: Iași County, where 11 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found and Neamț County, where 6 percent are found. Beside Romania this last name exists in 66 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 20 percent are found and Spain, where 2 percent are found.

Ciobanu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States Ciobanu are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Ciobanu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.53% less than the national average, earning €7,650 per year; in Norway they earn 5.68% less than the national average, earning 326,433 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.3% more than the national average, earning $48,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% more than the national average, earning $51,353 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobanu92131/
Chobanu862,029/
Cobeanu86229/
Ciabanu862/
Ciovanu861/
Coibanu861/
Tchobanu801/
Cabanu772/
Chabanu71114/
Cabanau7120/
Tšobanu718/
Coveanu716/
Chovanu712/
Tsobanu711/
Ciawanu711/
Chobonu711/
Chabangu673,384/
Tsobanou6747/
Chabanhu673/

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