Dancescu Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dancescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dancescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2401:83,6589,785
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Dăncescu (33) are calculated separately.

Dancescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dancescu occurs most in Romania. It can also be found as: Dăncescu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 990,978th most frequent surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 28,137,243 people. The last name Dancescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Dancescu are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 93 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 240 people, or 1 in 83,658. In Romania Dancescu is primarily found in: Prahova County, where 33 percent live, Hunedoara County, where 27 percent live and Bucharest Municipality, where 20 percent live. Outside of Romania this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Dancescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dancescu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Dancescu earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 78.98% more than the national average, earning $77,229 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dăncescu9633/
Danceascu941/
Dancesu934/
Doncescu887/
Damsescu756/
Damşescu754/
Dandjesu751/
Danchekou7117/
Danchisku711/
Dangisu671/
Dansikou636/
Dansheku631/
Dangiku536/
Dantgiju501/
Dangikhu501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Dancescu
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