Dumitrescu Surname

16,014th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 34,817 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dumitrescu Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of Dumitru (Demetrious in Greek, devoted to Demeter, giver of food and grain).

Dumitrescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania31,8911:63077
Spain8611:54,3005,027
United States6651:545,05145,128
Canada3461:106,49011,455
Germany1731:465,34940,819
France1141:582,65577,962
England931:599,11935,891
Belgium801:143,70820,372
Italy681:899,36366,781
Israel621:138,02614,788
Switzerland441:186,65716,684
Austria441:193,53324,446
Sweden421:234,44716,276
Greece411:270,23940,426
Australia321:843,61652,533
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Poland241:1,583,69889,279
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Norway131:395,56035,657
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Finland91:610,74534,002
Slovakia91:592,93964,129
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Moldova51:712,27439,996
Monaco51:7,4131,114
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947

The alternate forms: Dúmitrescu (1) are calculated separately.

Dumitrescu (15) may also be a first name.

Dumitrescu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of Dumitru (Demetrious in Greek, devoted to Demeter, giver of food and grain).

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Dumitrescu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'son/descendant of Dumitru'.

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Dumitrescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dumitrescu is most common in Romania. It can also occur in the variant forms: Dúmitrescu. For other potential spellings of Dumitrescu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumitrescu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dumitrescu is the 16,014th most widespread surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 209,310 people. Dumitrescu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dumitrescu live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 92 percent live in Romanian Europe. Dumitrescu is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name throughout the world It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 31,891 people, or 1 in 630. In Romania it is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 23 percent live, Prahova County, where 9 percent live and Argeș County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Romania it is found in 55 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Dumitrescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dumitrescu last name are 3.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.62% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dumitrescu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.43% less than the national average, earning €11,281 per year; in Norway they earn 5.76% less than the national average, earning 326,132 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $47,808 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% more than the national average, earning $50,514 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dúmitrescu971/
Dumitresku9023/
Domitrescu902/
Dumitraşcu802,384/
Dumitrasku8039/
Dumytresku8019/
Domitresku801/
Dometrescu801/
Dumitrashku7649/
Dumitrašku7038/
Dumytrashku6710/

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