Circiu Surname

293,918th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,299 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Circiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Circiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,2551:15,9982,061
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Cîrciu (311) are calculated separately.

Circiu Last Name Facts

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

Circiu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Cîrciu. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Circiu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,918th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,610,120 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Circiu reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 1,255 people, or 1 in 15,998. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Suceava County, where 34 percent live, Gorj County, where 11 percent live and Dolj County, where 9 percent live. Besides Romania this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 0 percent live.

Circiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Circiu last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Circiu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cîrciu94311/
Chirciu921,230/
Circu911,302/
Cerciu83143/
Kirciu837/
Circui831/
Cherciu771,900/
Gircius7719/
Csircsu7712/
Schircu774/
Cercius771/
Chirceu771/
Sircu73636/
Cîrcu73294/
Kircu7330/
Cercu731/
Chirdchu711/
Kirchu67206/
Serciu679/
Kerciu675/
Chirchouh674/

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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 Circiu
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