Girtu Surname

1,710,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 114 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Girtu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Girtu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1121:179,26718,325
Italy21:30,578,344160,757

Girtu (25) may also be a first name.

Girtu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Girtu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Girtu? popularity and diffusion

Girtu is the 1,710,039th most common last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,925,841 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Girtu live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe. Girtu is also the 2,136,160th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 25 people.

Girtu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is carried by 112 people, or 1 in 179,267. In Romania it is most common in: Bacău County, where 76 percent are found and Constanța County, where 24 percent are found. Excluding Romania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Italy, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Irtu891/
Ghiortu838/
Guirtou831/
Gurtu801,903/
Cirtu80253/
Gretu8073/
Gertu806/
Sirtu806/
Hirtu803/
Irtup802/
Airtu801/
Girtault771/
Ghirty73695/
Chirtu73138/
Gertus7345/
Gertui7340/
Gertau7333/
Gretau7325/
Gürtuğ7321/
Gertou7319/
Gretou7311/
Gürtuş7311/
Gurthu739/
Sirtuy739/
Sirtui738/
Ghertu738/
Airetu731/
Gurttu731/
Gertud731/
Grethu730/
Gertoux6795/
Chirtau6774/
Guertau6732/
Irtó6728/
Ertu6713/
Chirtou677/
Hairtuy671/
Gertaud671/
Gertush671/
Khairtu671/

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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 Girtu
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