Girtan Surname

1,244,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Girtan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girtan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1801:111,54412,495
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gîrtan (40) are calculated separately.

Girtan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Girtan is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Gîrtan. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Girtan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,244,200th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 39,180,354 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Girtan are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 180 people, or 1 in 111,544. In Romania Girtan is mostly found in: Olt County, where 38 percent reside, Iași County, where 37 percent reside and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent reside. Not including Romania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gîrtan9440/
Girtain9273/
Guirtan921/
Gairtan921/
Girttan920/
Irtan9195/
Girton832,362/
Hirtan83338/
Gürtan83240/
Gretan8350/
Iortan8341/
Sirtan8330/
Gertan8325/
Gurtan8317/
Cirtan8314/
Jirtan832/
Irtang832/
Girtam832/
Airtan832/
Ghertan77143/
Chirtan77124/
Girtone7728/
Gertane7721/
Cirtain7720/
Airtang7720/
Sirthan7717/
Iortaan776/
Hirtane774/
Guirton772/
Gairton772/
Grettan772/
Guertan771/
Sirtain771/
Girtoin771/
Jirtain771/
Gerthan771/
Yirthan771/
Hirthan771/
Gierton770/
Gurthan770/
Heirtan770/
Gertain770/
Ertan7318,568/
Irtam7355/
Irton733/
Giretton711/
Girdtham711/
Sirtahan711/
Guertane711/
Irtanova711/
Certan671,214/
Gurton67437/
Airton67391/
Gerton67389/
Hertan67227/
Sertan67224/
Yırtan67215/
Ertane67215/
Sirton6752/
Cirton6740/
Yortan6715/
Hirton677/
Zertan677/
Gertanova677/
Iorton676/
Sretan675/
Jertan673/
Erthan673/
Greton673/
Hirtam672/
Airtam671/
Isrtam671/
Ierton671/
Gertam671/
Ayrtan671/
Jirton671/
Gairetton671/
Chairtang671/
Eirton670/

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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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  • 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 Girtan
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