Girleanu Surname

248,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,602 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Girleanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girleanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,0381:19,3432,500
Moldova5321:6,6941,070
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gîrleanu (371) are calculated separately.

Girleanu Last Name Facts

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

Girleanu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gîrleanu. For other potential spellings of Girleanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girleanu? popularity and diffusion

Girleanu is the 248,111th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 4,549,030 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Girleanu are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 1,038 people, or 1 in 19,343. In Romania it is mostly found in: Vrancea County, where 22 percent are found, Dolj County, where 19 percent are found and Galați County, where 14 percent are found. Beside Romania Girleanu exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 33 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.

Girleanu Last Name Statistics demography

Girleanu earn less than half the average income. In Italy they earn 83.88% less than the national average, earning €4,841 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gîrleanu96371/
Girlanu931/
Girlenau885/
Girlianu882/
Gurleanu881/
Gherleanu8231/
Gyrlyanu7546/
Jirlaianu7184/
Jirlăianu714/
Irlingu671/
Erlianus632/
Jerlainu631/
Jerlaianu5986/
Jerlăianu595/

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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
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  • 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 Girleanu
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