Craiovan Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Craiovan Surname User-submission:

This surname descends from the bans of Craiova, a city in modern-day Romania, which were high-rank military governors, the only ones who were allowed to use capital punishment along with the vojvod (the highest position, kind of like a king).

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Craiovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3051:65,8297,909
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Craiovan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname descends from the bans of Craiova, a city in modern-day Romania, which were high-rank military governors, the only ones who were allowed to use capital punishment along with the vojvod (the highest position, kind of like a king).

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Craiovan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Craiovan is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Craiovan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 833,931st most common family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Craiovan live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 65,829. In Romania it is most frequent in: Caraș-Severin County, where 75 percent live, Timiș County, where 24 percent live and Alba County, where 0 percent live. Aside from Romania this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Craiovan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Craiovan last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Craiovan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.69% less than the national average, earning $37,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.67% more than the national average, earning $58,463 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Craiovean9410/
Craivan93101/
Kraiovan881/
Creavan8021/
Creivan802/
Krajovan7557/
Creivean755/
Kraivasin7137/
Kraiwan67566/
Creevan6755/
Kraivanova6733/
Krayvan6712/
Krievan679/
Kraiwon675/
Krijvan671/
Craywon671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Craiovan
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