Circeanu Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Circeanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Circeanu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1791:112,16712,560
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Cîrceanu (93) are calculated separately.

Circeanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Circeanu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Cîrceanu. Click here to see other possible spellings of Circeanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Circeanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,263,456th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Circeanu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 179 people, or 1 in 112,167. In Romania Circeanu is most numerous in: Dolj County, where 83 percent reside, Olt County, where 17 percent reside and Gorj County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Romania it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cîrceanu9693/
Cirjanu80102/
Cerchejanu7831/
Sirecanu751/
Cercanau751/
Siretsanu7112/
Cîrjanu6737/
Jercaianu5985/
Sercaianu5957/
Şercăianu594/
Syretsanu594/
Kirshanou591/
Kregenau502/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Circeanu
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