Ciobu Surname

434,076th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ciobu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciobu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova4261:8,3601,378
Romania3561:56,3996,916
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Ciobu Last Name Facts

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

Ciobu is more commonly found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciobu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 434,076th most commonly held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 9,201,447 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ciobu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Ciobu is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is carried by 426 people, or 1 in 8,360. In Moldova Ciobu is mostly concentrated in: Chișinău Municipality, where 31 percent reside, Cantemir District, where 30 percent reside and Soroca District, where 6 percent reside. Besides Moldova this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 45 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cobu8911/
Chobu801,073/
Ciabu80452/
Cobau80106/
Cobou8013/
Cobeu805/
Ciovu804/
Coubau739/
Ciabut737/
Czobut734/
Ciompu734/
Chobuy732/
Chobou732/
Coubou732/
Tchobu731/
Tcobou731/
Choobu731/
Choubu731/
Cobauh730/
Zobu671,404/
Cabu67899/
Choubou67242/
Ciabaut6731/
Ciabaud6719/
Choubeu677/
Covu674/
Choubuy673/
Choibou672/
Tchoubu672/
Tcoubou672/
Tchobou672/
Choybou671/
Cowu671/
Ciabuch671/
Choobau671/
Choobou671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ciobu
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