Ghenciu Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ghenciu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghenciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova7201:4,946746
Romania6161:32,5944,158
Transnistria251:18,9883,397
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England51:11,143,612252,590
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Ghenciu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghenciu is borne by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghenciu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 278,370th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 5,242,839 people. The surname Ghenciu is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ghenciu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Moldova, where it is carried by 720 people, or 1 in 4,946. In Moldova Ghenciu is most numerous in: Cimișlia District, where 55 percent live, Chișinău Municipality, where 14 percent live and Cantemir District, where 7 percent live. Outside of Moldova this last name is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 44 percent live and Transnistria, where 2 percent live.

Ghenciu Last Name Statistics demography

Ghenciu earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.34% less than the national average, earning $31,350 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghencu92220/
Gencius8627/
Ghinciu861/
Gencu8391/
Genchu77144/
Gincu671,404/
Gîncu6745/
Genzu678/
Ghainchu671/
Gøncu671/
Guentchou631/
Gentsu62151/
Genzhu629/
Gençsu625/
Gentsou575/
Gainchu574/
Ngentsu572/
Gentzou571/
Gentshu571/
Ginzu501/
Gînţu501/

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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 Ghenciu
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