Gheceanu Surname
Approximately 77 people bear this surname
Gheceanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 73 | 1:48,786 | 7,136 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
Gheceanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gheceanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gheceanu occurs in Moldova more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gheceanu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,152,526th most prevalent last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gheceanu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Romanian Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Moldova, where it is carried by 73 people, or 1 in 48,786. In Moldova Gheceanu is most numerous in: Ungheni District, where 49 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 25 percent reside and Florești District, where 21 percent reside. Outside of Moldova this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Romania, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gheiceanu | 94 | 8 | / |
| Ghiceanu | 88 | 21 | / |
| Gaceanu | 80 | 48 | / |
| Gechanu | 80 | 9 | / |
| Găceanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ghigeanu | 75 | 480 | / |
| Goiceanu | 75 | 431 | / |
| Ghiocanu | 75 | 30 | / |
| Ghiteanu | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gaiceanu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Ghiţeanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghițeanu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ghicajanu | 71 | 151 | / |
| Gezenu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Gacenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gesenu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Găgeanu | 67 | 43 | / |
| Gesengu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Goshanu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gezenou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Goshenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ghasanu | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Gheceanu
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