Ghiteanu Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Ghiteanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 10 | 1:2,007,787 | 54,092 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
The alternate forms: Ghițeanu (1) are calculated separately.
Ghiteanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ghiteanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ghiteanu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Ghițeanu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ghiteanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. Ghiteanu is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Ghiteanu reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,007,787. In Romania it is primarily found in: Ialomița County, where 40 percent live, Prahova County, where 40 percent live and Constanța County, where 10 percent live. Barring Romania this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghițeanu | 96 | 1 | / |
| Ghiceanu | 88 | 21 | / |
| Gitanu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gheiceanu | 82 | 8 | / |
| Gaisteanu | 82 | 5 | / |
| Gitangu | 80 | 103 | / |
| Guteanu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Goiceanu | 75 | 431 | / |
| Gaitanou | 75 | 386 | / |
| Gaiseanu | 75 | 79 | / |
| Gheceanu | 75 | 77 | / |
| Githengu | 75 | 17 | / |
| Guitanou | 75 | 14 | / |
| Gaitanus | 75 | 6 | / |
| Gaiceanu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Githangu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Githianu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gutanu | 71 | 1,211 | / |
| Getanu | 71 | 14 | / |
| Getenu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Goitannou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gitingu | 67 | 19 | / |
| Găuianu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Getanuh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Getangu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Githingu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gestetnu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Goethenau | 59 | 3 | / |
| Gejetanus | 59 | 1 | / |
| Guitounui | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gajatanus | 59 | 1 | / |
| Guieounou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Ngoutanou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Getinu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Gouteugneux | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gyainnu | 53 | 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 Ghiteanu
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