Corciu Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Corciu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Corciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5941:33,8014,312
Moldova2381:14,9642,555
Austria91:946,15970,786
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Çorciu (7) are calculated separately.

Corciu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Corciu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Çorciu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Corciu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 409,546th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,543,430 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Corciu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 594 people, or 1 in 33,801. In Romania Corciu is primarily found in: Hunedoara County, where 20 percent are found, Prahova County, where 20 percent are found and Bacău County, where 18 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania Corciu is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 28 percent are found and Austria, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Çorciu947/
Corcu91154/
Carciu83383/
Corcau83228/
Corcuy83200/
Cârciu8336/
Cortcu8334/
Curciu838/
Courcu832/
Ciurciu7786/
Ciorcau7735/
Courcou7710/
Carcius772/
Korcius772/
Corchau771/
Curcu73274/
Carcu73218/
Zorcu7352/
Cârcu7310/
Korcu736/
Qorcu734/
Corcó733/
Corzu732/
Chordchu711/
Curcuy67224/
Korchu6724/
Carcau6719/
Kerciu675/
Korcou672/
Korcau672/

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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 Corciu
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