Cojocaru Surname

10,054th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,936 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

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'.

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Cojocaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania42,9991:46744
Moldova9,8011:36316
Spain1,2381:37,7643,726
United States3251:1,115,25880,547
Italy2161:283,13336,430
Canada2111:174,62417,463
England1481:376,47326,505
Greece1331:83,30714,080
Belgium1141:100,84815,329
France1011:657,65184,833
Germany961:838,59960,830
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Russia691:2,088,740128,406
Ireland581:81,1894,753
Sweden581:169,77211,770
Austria531:160,66921,171
Denmark291:194,64516,083
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Norway141:367,30634,015
Israel141:611,26042,949
Transnistria131:36,5155,752
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Estonia121:110,15019,471
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Hungary51:1,963,25561,562
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202

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').

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

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Cojocaru Last Name Facts

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

Cojocaru is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cojocaru? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,054th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 130,284 people. The surname Cojocaru is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Cojocaru are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 20 people.

This surname is most common in Romania, where it is held by 42,999 people, or 1 in 467. In Romania Cojocaru is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent reside, Dolj County, where 7 percent reside and Bacău County, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in 57 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 18 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Cojocaru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cojocaru last name are 11.29% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered with the political 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cojcaru931/
Cojucaru8818/
Cozocaru8816/
Kojocaru8813/
Cojacaru886/
Coyocaru885/
Cojokaru882/
Cijocaru882/
Cojocoru881/
Chiocaru75107/
Scoicaru7568/
Kojokaru7555/
Cajucaru752/
Kojicaru751/
Kozocaru751/
Ceacaru6725/
Caijaru6717/
Ceicaru672/
Caujaru671/

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