Căpraru Surname

521,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Căpraru Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Căpraru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6231:32,2284,116
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Capraru (3,659) & Cäpraru (1) are calculated separately.

Căpraru Last Name Facts

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

Căpraru is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Capraru or Cäpraru. For other possible spellings of Căpraru click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Căpraru? popularity and diffusion

Căpraru is the 521,266th most widespread last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 11,678,759 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Căpraru reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 623 people, or 1 in 32,228. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Dâmbovița County, where 16 percent live, Teleorman County, where 13 percent live and Călărași County, where 11 percent live. Apart from Romania this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Austria, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Capraru953,659/
Cäpraru951/
Căprariu9387/
Căprarus931/
Căprar9295/
Caprariu80771/
Caprarus80107/
Căprioru8071/
Căprăruş805/
Cäprariu801/
Caprarui801/
Caprar77942/
Cpraro771/
Capraroiu75102/
Căprioară7536/
Căprăroiu751/
Capraro716,232/
Caprara714,229/
Caprari712,180/
Kapraru7147/
Coparar7110/
Caporar715/
Coprara712/
Copraro711/
Caprary711/
Capriru710/
Capararo67437/
Caprario67213/
Caprioru67140/
Caperare6720/
Kpararou677/
Coparari673/
Cprhr671/
Caperari671/
Caporari671/
Coparaur671/

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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 Căpraru
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