Cojocar Surname

273,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cojocar Surname User-submission:

Cojocar is a Romanian/Moldovan surname, meaning 'furrier', denoting someone who makes winter-coats (a cojoc), typically made of fur or sheepskin. It is derived from Slavic kožuh(ar), from the root of kožuh, meaning 'fur'.

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Cojocar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova6241:5,707879
Romania6071:33,0774,210
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Canada511:722,46357,796
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
England41:13,929,515290,718
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Cojocar Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cojocar is a Romanian/Moldovan surname, meaning 'furrier', denoting someone who makes winter-coats (a cojoc), typically made of fur or sheepskin. It is derived from Slavic kožuh(ar), from the root of kožuh, meaning 'fur'. A modern Romanian furrier is cojocar, and the furrier is cojocarul (-ul = 'the').

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In romanian, it means the person who made a winter coat, typically made from fur or sheep skin.

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Cojocar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cojocar is held by more people in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cojocar? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 273,609th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,128,463 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Cojocar reside; 87 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Cojocar is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is borne by 624 people, or 1 in 5,707. In Moldova Cojocar is most numerous in: Găgăuzia, where 44 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 11 percent are found and Ocnița District, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Moldova this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 43 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Cojocar Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cojocar surname are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Cojocar earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.67% more than the national average, earning $55,519 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $53,002 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Coyocar861/
Cujocar861/
Cojokar861/
Cojocarová829/
Cojocarova821/
Coyocare801/
Couecar7172/
Coujard7135/
Coucard7133/
Kojokar7129/
Coujour7126/
Coicare7115/
Coechar711/
Choucar711/
Joiscar711/
Sojokar711/
Cowejar711/
Cozacar711/
Kojcarz711/
Couchar711/
Choucair6712,930/
Kojscarz6765/
Cacodcar679/
Chouchar677/
Couchaar671/
Chiocair671/

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