Cioran Surname
Approximately 1,649 people bear this surname
Cioran Surname User-submission:
This is a Romanian surname, of unexplained origin. It likely comes from an extension of 'cioară', meaning crow. It is occasionally used as a slur for Gypsies.
Possibly based of a lost location, though this surname could be a variation of cioban(u), meaning 'shepherd', ciocan, meaning 'hammer', or ciortan, meaning 'fish or eel' (cirotan seems to be a very obscure word).
Read More About This SurnameCioran Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,510 | 1:13,297 | 1,696 |
| Moldova | 39 | 1:91,317 | 11,266 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| United States | 18 | 1:20,136,607 | 622,629 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Ciorán (1) are calculated separately.
Cioran (32) may also be a first name.
Cioran Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Romanian surname, of unexplained origin. It likely comes from an extension of 'cioară', meaning crow. It is occasionally used as a slur for Gypsies.
Possibly based of a lost location, though this surname could be a variation of cioban(u), meaning 'shepherd', ciocan, meaning 'hammer', or ciortan, meaning 'fish or eel' (cirotan seems to be a very obscure word). If this was a location all 3 would fit for the name (especially for the term 'crow'); and would be easy to understand the reasoning behind the naming choice (ciocan would likely refer to a blacksmith).
- deleted-173293(Romanian) Unexplained, possibly based of a lost location (with an unknown meaning), though this surname could be a variation of cioban(u), meaning 'shepherd', ciocan, meaning 'hammer', or ciortan, meaning 'fish or eel' (cirotan seems to be a very obscure word). If this was a location all 3 would fit for the name and would be easy to understand the reasoning behind the naming choice (ciocan would likely refer to a blacksmith).
- deleted-173293Cioran Demographics
Average Cioran Salary in
United States
$43,389 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cioran Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cioran Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cioran is more frequently found in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Ciorán. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cioran? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cioran is the 242,121st most commonly held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,419,373 people. The last name Cioran is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Cioran live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name Cioran is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 1,510 people, or 1 in 13,297. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Vrancea County, where 14 percent reside, Hunedoara County, where 12 percent reside and Sibiu County, where 10 percent reside. Beside Romania this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Cioran Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Cioran earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.56% more than the national average, earning $43,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.43% less than the national average, earning $48,476 CAD per year.
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