Ciocan Surname

28,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ciocan Surname User-submission:

The Ciocan surname means 'hammer'. Originally it was a Petcheneg -Turk name, when the Pechenegs had an empire on present day Romania in the 10th century.

Ciocan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania16,7281:1,200155
Moldova9821:3,627506
Spain4911:95,2187,881
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Canada481:767,61660,775
Italy481:1,274,09876,496
England431:1,295,76958,667
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Austria341:250,45429,541
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
France171:3,907,219231,005
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Turkey61:12,970,237144,247
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Monaco11:37,0664,748
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Ciocan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ciocan surname means 'hammer'. Originally it was a Petcheneg -Turk name, when the Pechenegs had an empire on present day Romania in the 10th century.

- csokan

Ciocan is a Romanian surname, meaning 'hammer'.

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Ciocan Last Name Facts

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

Ciocan is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciocan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ciocan is the 28,631st most numerous last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 388,565 people. The surname Ciocan occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Ciocan reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Ciocan is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 16,728 people, or 1 in 1,200. In Romania Ciocan is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent are found, Constanța County, where 7 percent are found and Suceava County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Romania this last name exists in 38 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 5 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Ciocan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ciocan last name are 19.11% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.34% registered with the party.

The amount Ciocan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.81% less than the national average, earning €5,764 per year; in United States they earn 15.04% more than the national average, earning $49,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.5% less than the national average, earning $41,981 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciocian92184/
Ciocsan92101/
Ciocşan928/
Ciochan922/
Ciocșan921/
Cioccan920/
Cocan911,347/
Ciocon831,042/
Chocan83948/
Cocean83899/
Cocain83261/
Ciokan8332/
Coican8330/
Coycan833/
Cogcan832/
Cokcan831/
Coczan831/
Cockan830/
Coucan830/
Ciocson77696/
Chochan77460/
Ciochon77250/
Chojcan7776/
Cockain7720/
Chocane7713/
Csocsan773/
Chockan772/
Coucain771/
Choican771/
Choucan771/
Ciacain771/
Ciocion771/
Ciacian771/
Cockhan770/
Coohcan770/
Cockayn770/
Cocon732,200/
Cacan73712/
Cokan73559/
Coţan7344/
Cocón736/
Cocen735/
Ţocan735/
Còcan731/
Coqan731/
Choochan71333/
Chouchan71207/
Chochane71202/
Chotchan7158/
Ciocsion715/
Chochaun715/
Chockkan713/
Chochain712/
Choucane712/
Choichan712/
Chochean711/
Cioconne711/
Cioccone711/
Chhochan711/
Cocanova711/
Chouchane674,901/
Chocon672,753/
Chokan67979/
Cocian67915/
Zoican67573/
Cocson67400/
Chacan67234/
Coukan67185/
Çokcan67178/
Ciokon67100/
Coccon6792/
Cohcen6748/
Cacian6740/
Coocen6725/
Cokhan6715/
Csokan6715/
Cocoon6715/
Caccan6715/
Choochean6711/
Cocoin6711/
Ciacon6711/
Czokan678/
Coceanova677/
Chocán676/
Coucon675/
Ciazon673/
Choqan672/
Cokahn671/
Zoucan671/
Cokkan671/
Cocoun671/
Tchouchan671/
Cahcan671/
Zacian671/
Chocàn671/
Ciozon671/
Cocsen671/
Coicon671/
Coycon671/

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