Ciotu Surname

738,530th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 391 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ciotu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ciotu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova2341:15,2202,599
Romania1561:128,70414,063
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Ciotu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ciotu is found in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ciotu? popularity and diffusion

Ciotu is the 738,530th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 18,638,225 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ciotu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Ciotu is most commonly used in Moldova, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 15,220. In Moldova Ciotu is primarily found in: Călărași District, where 27 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 27 percent are found and Ialoveni District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Moldova this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 40 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ciotau91326/
Ciotou913/
Cotu89402/
Ciotuch834/
Coutu807,489/
Chotu801,087/
Cottu80454/
Cotui8066/
Cotuț8050/
Cotau8041/
Coitu8036/
Cotuy8036/
Cotou809/
Ciatu804/
Cuotu803/
Cothu801/
Cotuá801/
Coteu801/
Chhotu733,016/
Coutou73832/
Chottu73221/
Coitou7388/
Chotou7363/
Chothu7359/
Ciatau7327/
Chootu7322/
Coutau7322/
Choutu7319/
Coiteu7313/
Chotau738/
Couttu732/
Choytu731/
Couteu731/
Cothui731/
Ciatou731/
Ciatus731/
Chotui731/
Choteu731/
Choitu731/
Ciotoe731/
Catu673,806/
Çotu67189/
Choutou67101/
Zotu6787/
Tsiotou6760/
Tchotou6758/
Chhottu6725/
Cotú6719/
Chhothu675/
Cotó673/
Chhotui673/
Tchoteu671/
Ciatuch671/
Chhotau671/
Couthou671/
Choutau670/

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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 Ciotu
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