Ghigeanu Surname
Approximately 480 people bear this surname
Ghigeanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 476 | 1:42,180 | 5,334 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Ghigeanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghigeanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghigeanu is found most in Romania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghigeanu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ghigeanu is the 635,252nd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 15,182,387 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ghigeanu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Romania, where it is borne by 476 people, or 1 in 42,180. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Olt County, where 37 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent reside and Dolj County, where 16 percent reside. Aside from Romania this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Ghigeanu
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