Girniceanu Surname
Approximately 149 people bear this surname
Girniceanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 148 | 1:135,661 | 14,677 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Gîrniceanu (5) are calculated separately.
Girniceanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Girniceanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Girniceanu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gîrniceanu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Girniceanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,441,361st most frequent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Girniceanu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.
Girniceanu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 135,661. In Romania Girniceanu is most numerous in: Gorj County, where 99 percent reside, Dolj County, where 1 percent reside and Timiș County, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gîrniceanu | 97 | 5 | / |
| Cirniceanu | 90 | 2 | / |
| Cerniceanu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cirnicianu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gironsine | 63 | 1 | / |
| Giranisinh | 60 | 1 | / |
| Girnasayani | 57 | 1 | / |
| Giranzani | 53 | 57 | / |
| Gironzini | 53 | 39 | / |
| Giranasinh | 50 | 6 | / |
| Girinsonyi | 50 | 1 | / |
| Gironzzini | 50 | 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 Girniceanu
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