Gheorghiu Surname

41,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gheorghiu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gheorghiu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania10,7921:1,860237
Moldova5451:6,5351,029
United States3091:1,173,00683,866
Spain2761:169,39112,137
Canada1491:247,28623,510
France871:763,48093,619
Germany821:981,77468,040
Italy561:1,092,08472,109
England551:1,013,05650,089
Belgium501:229,93329,007
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Greece101:1,107,97984,839
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Israel91:950,84857,975
Wales71:442,07621,198
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Malta11:430,2723,380
Macau11:601,6301,582
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Gheorghiu (10) may also be a first name.

Gheorghiu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gheorghiu is found most in Romania. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gheorghiu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,382nd most frequent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 577,323 people. Gheorghiu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Gheorghiu are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 10,792 people, or 1 in 1,860. In Romania it is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 17 percent live, Iași County, where 12 percent live and Galați County, where 8 percent live. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 49 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Gheorghiu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gheorghiu are 2.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gheorghiu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.55% less than the national average, earning €4,338 per year; in United States they earn 15.22% more than the national average, earning $49,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.58% more than the national average, earning $57,922 CAD per year.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gheorghiu
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