Girlescu Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Girlescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Girlescu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1941:103,49411,720
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Gîrlescu (47) are calculated separately.

Girlescu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girlescu occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Gîrlescu. Click here for other possible spellings of Girlescu.

How Common Is The Last Name Girlescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Girlescu is the 1,202,518th most frequent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The last name Girlescu is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Girlescu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Girlescu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 194 people, or 1 in 103,494. In Romania it is most numerous in: Galați County, where 47 percent are found, Vâlcea County, where 34 percent are found and Olt County, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 1 percent are found and Italy, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gîrlescu9647/
Cirlescu88255/
Chirlescu8236/
Girlscouts784/
Cîrlescu7531/
Țîrlescu752/
Girulski63102/
Girulska636/
Girulsky631/
Girulskaya561/
Giralowska561/
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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 Girlescu
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