Cojocari Surname

45,431st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Cojocari Surname User-submission:

Cojocari 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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Cojocari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova10,5861:33612
Romania6341:31,6694,033
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Canada411:898,67368,969
Russia351:4,117,802198,221
Transnistria241:19,7793,514
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
England41:13,929,515290,718
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Cojocari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Cojocari 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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This is a Romanian/Moldovan surname, referring to a furrier, a person who made, wore, or fixed cojoc coats (coats typically made for winter, i.e., fur or sheepskin coats).

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Cojocari Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cojocari is more frequently found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cojocari? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cojocari is the 45,431st most common last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 637,971 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cojocari reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Cojocari is most frequently occurring in Moldova, where it is borne by 10,586 people, or 1 in 336. In Moldova Cojocari is mostly found in: Chișinău Municipality, where 12 percent reside, Soroca District, where 8 percent reside and Fălești District, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Moldova Cojocari exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Cojocari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cojocari last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Cojocari earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.38% less than the national average, earning $36,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $47,093 CAD per year.

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