Giurgiu Surname
Approximately 8,779 people bear this surname
Giurgiu Surname User-submission:
(Romanian) From the name Giurgiu, an old form of George or Gheorghe, meaning 'farmer' or 'Earth worker' in Greek.
Giurgiu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 8,235 | 1:2,438 | 328 |
| Spain | 301 | 1:155,322 | 11,365 |
| United States | 81 | 1:4,474,802 | 235,715 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| Germany | 19 | 1:4,237,129 | 172,669 |
| New Zealand | 16 | 1:283,020 | 24,643 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Belgium | 14 | 1:821,189 | 66,436 |
| Italy | 13 | 1:4,704,361 | 107,811 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Giurgiù (1) are calculated separately.
Giurgiu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Romanian) From the name Giurgiu, an old form of George or Gheorghe, meaning 'farmer' or 'Earth worker' in Greek.
- deleted-173293The Giurgiu surname is derived from Giurgiu, a location in Southern Romania.
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Giurgiu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Giurgiu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Giurgiu (Russian: Гиургиу) occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Giurgiù. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Giurgiu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 57,665th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 830,111 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Giurgiu are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
Giurgiu is most numerous in Romania, where it is carried by 8,235 people, or 1 in 2,438. In Romania Giurgiu is most frequent in: Cluj County, where 25 percent reside, Maramureș County, where 12 percent reside and Alba County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Romania Giurgiu is found in 27 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Giurgiu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Giurgiu last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Giurgiu earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 25.06% more than the national average, earning $53,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $48,038 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Giurgiu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Giurgiu in the Russian language | ||
| Гиургиу | giurgiu | - |
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