Girbu Surname

319,156th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Girbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,1001:3,238450
Romania511:393,68432,593
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
England21:27,859,030389,889
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Gîrbu (59) are calculated separately.

Girbu Last Name Facts

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

Girbu (Hindi: गिरबू, Russian: Гирбу) occurs more in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gîrbu. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Girbu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 319,156th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,218,043 people. The surname Girbu occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Girbu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe.

Girbu is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is held by 1,100 people, or 1 in 3,238. In Moldova Girbu is most frequent in: Sîngerei District, where 34 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 20 percent reside and Călărași District, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Moldova it occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gîrbu9359/
Girbau911,181/
Girbou914/
Girboux83183/
Girbaut8324/
Girbaud8313/
Gierbuś837/
Girbutt835/
Sirbu8033,063/
Hirbu80351/
Gyrbu80132/
Gerbu8020/
Grebu8016/
Yirbu8013/
Airbu8010/
Iorbu804/
Irbou801/
Gurbu801/
Irbuy801/
Irbus801/
Ghirvu73226/
Gerbut73219/
Irbouh73202/
Gerbus73177/
Gerbou73124/
Zirbus7347/
Zirbau7335/
Girvau7328/
Gerbuz7313/
Grebou7312/
Gerbau739/
Airbus732/
Gerbud732/
Jirbui731/
Șierbu731/
Sierbu731/
Grebau731/
Girvud731/
Gurbuj731/
Jirbau731/
Zirbut731/
Airebu731/
Hirbus731/
Hirbut730/
Gerbaud673,765/
Gerboud67303/
Gerbaux67183/
Gerbaut67105/
Gerbout6786/
Erbu6776/
Chirbut6751/
Irbauch6749/
Gerbush6722/
Gerboux678/
Gerbauz676/
Greïbou673/
Hirbout671/
Irvu671/
Jrbu671/
Yrbu671/
Gherbui671/
Gerbouz671/
Guerbau671/
Gerbuch671/
Gerbutt671/
Yirebou671/
Chirbou671/
Hirboud671/
Grebhau671/
Girvaus671/
Guirwuy671/

Girbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Girbu in the Hindi language
गिरबूgirabu-
Girbu in the Russian language
Гирбуgirbu-

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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 Girbu
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