Croitoru Surname

21,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Croitoru Surname User-submission:

An occupational name meaning 'tailor' in informal Romanian. A typical Romanian name, which is found all over Romania.

Croitoru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania19,8041:1,014129
Moldova3,2991:1,08078
Israel9361:9,1431,407
Spain5641:82,8947,103
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Canada1341:274,96725,811
Italy711:861,36265,615
France531:1,253,259128,888
England491:1,137,10353,999
Greece441:251,81338,343
Germany351:2,300,156119,987
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Sweden261:378,72126,697
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Croitoru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An occupational name meaning 'tailor' in informal Romanian. A typical Romanian name, which is found all over Romania.

- ellis

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'tailor', denoting someone who makes/repairs clothes for others.

- deleted-173293

Croitoru Last Name Facts

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

Croitoru is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Croitoru? popularity and diffusion

The surname Croitoru is the 21,526th most frequent surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 287,909 people. The last name Croitoru occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Croitoru reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 91 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Croitoru is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 19,804 people, or 1 in 1,014. In Romania Croitoru is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 11 percent reside, Dolj County, where 6 percent reside and Constanța County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Romania this last name occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 13 percent reside and Israel, where 4 percent reside.

Croitoru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Croitoru surname are 8.31% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Croitoru earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 76.79% less than the national average, earning €6,969 per year; in United States they earn 21.77% more than the national average, earning $52,542 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.25% more than the national average, earning $64,217 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Croitorou941/
Kroitoru88338/
Croituru881/
Croetoru881/
Croitoroo825/
Kroitorou823/
Kritoru808/
Kroytoru75196/
Kraitoru7512/
Kroetoru752/
Kroitaru752/
Cruytoru751/
Kristorau713/
Kraytoru6312/
Kraitaru634/
Krothuru633/
Kroytaru631/
Kroytoroo591/

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