Ciobanu Surname
Approximately 92,215 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 69,068 | 1:291 | 12 |
| Moldova | 18,339 | 1:194 | 3 |
| Spain | 2,284 | 1:20,469 | 2,245 |
| United States | 431 | 1:840,972 | 64,213 |
| Italy | 383 | 1:159,678 | 24,598 |
| Canada | 272 | 1:135,462 | 14,020 |
| Greece | 230 | 1:48,173 | 7,896 |
| Portugal | 217 | 1:48,010 | 2,732 |
| England | 202 | 1:275,832 | 21,591 |
| Belgium | 169 | 1:68,027 | 10,874 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Sweden | 65 | 1:151,489 | 10,616 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Germany | 48 | 1:1,677,197 | 97,745 |
| Australia | 36 | 1:749,881 | 48,970 |
| Transnistria | 35 | 1:13,563 | 2,609 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Denmark | 20 | 1:282,236 | 21,168 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Hungary | 19 | 1:516,646 | 32,401 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Cyprus | 15 | 1:58,992 | 5,768 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 1:704,790 | 25,221 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Turkey | 9 | 1:8,646,825 | 130,497 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Congo | 3 | 1:1,663,032 | 27,638 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
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-173293A Romanian name translating literally to 'the shepherd'.
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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.
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