Codescu Surname

601,015th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Codescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Codescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5051:39,7585,052
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Codescu Last Name Facts

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

Codescu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Codescu? popularity and diffusion

Codescu is the 601,015th most commonly occurring family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,095,833 people. Codescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Codescu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 505 people, or 1 in 39,758. In Romania it is most numerous in: Buzău County, where 33 percent live, Prahova County, where 24 percent live and Brașov County, where 20 percent live. Beside Romania Codescu is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Codaescu935/
Codăescu934/
Cotescu86237/
Godescu86119/
Codesac861/
Goidescu80320/
Cottescu8011/
Cdsc731/
Cadesca71587/
Catescu71182/
Cutescu7145/
Cătescu718/
Căţescu714/
Gădescu714/
Gadescu714/
Cuţescu711/
Codasco711/
Codhsac711/
Codesky710/
Godescki6713/
Codascki675/
Goitescu674/
Goițescu674/
Goiţescu674/
Cdscs671/
Cdscd671/
Cdsac671/

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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 Codescu
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