Cojocaru Surname
Approximately 55,936 people bear this surname
Cojocaru Surname User-submission:
Cojocaru 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'.
Read More About This SurnameCojocaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 42,999 | 1:467 | 44 |
| Moldova | 9,801 | 1:363 | 16 |
| Spain | 1,238 | 1:37,764 | 3,726 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Italy | 216 | 1:283,133 | 36,430 |
| Canada | 211 | 1:174,624 | 17,463 |
| England | 148 | 1:376,473 | 26,505 |
| Greece | 133 | 1:83,307 | 14,080 |
| Belgium | 114 | 1:100,848 | 15,329 |
| France | 101 | 1:657,651 | 84,833 |
| Germany | 96 | 1:838,599 | 60,830 |
| Portugal | 85 | 1:122,568 | 5,627 |
| Russia | 69 | 1:2,088,740 | 128,406 |
| Ireland | 58 | 1:81,189 | 4,753 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| Austria | 53 | 1:160,669 | 21,171 |
| Denmark | 29 | 1:194,645 | 16,083 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Norway | 14 | 1:367,306 | 34,015 |
| Israel | 14 | 1:611,260 | 42,949 |
| Transnistria | 13 | 1:36,515 | 5,752 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Turkey | 7 | 1:11,117,346 | 139,182 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Hungary | 5 | 1:1,963,255 | 61,562 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
Cojocaru (20) may also be a first name.
Cojocaru Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Cojocaru 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').
- deleted-173293This 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).
- deleted-173293In romanian, it means the person who made a winter coat, typically made from fur or sheep skin.
- laviniaCojocaru Demographics
Average Male Cojocaru Height
175 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Cojocaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cojocaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cojocaru is found most frequently in Romania. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cojocaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,054th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 130,284 people. Cojocaru is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cojocaru live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 94 percent live in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 20 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is held by 42,999 people, or 1 in 467. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent live, Dolj County, where 7 percent live and Bacău County, where 6 percent live. Excluding Romania this surname is found in 57 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 18 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.
Cojocaru Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cojocaru last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.06% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Cojocaru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 80.68% less than the national average, earning €5,802 per year; in Norway they earn 38.67% less than the national average, earning 212,249 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.46% more than the national average, earning $46,798 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% more than the national average, earning $50,110 CAD per year.
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