Giurgiu Surname

57,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,2351:2,438328
Spain3011:155,32211,365
United States811:4,474,802235,715
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
England151:3,714,537119,675
Belgium141:821,18966,436
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
France51:13,284,544357,392
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

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.

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The 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Giurgiù951/
Giurgius9320/
Giuroiu86769/
Giorgiu8620/
Giurgeu865/
Jiurgiu861/
Giorgiou8038/
Jurgiu77208/
Gioroiu7133/
Giurcau7111/
Jiurjiu714/
Giurcuț714/
Zourgiu712/
Ujurgiu711/

Giurgiu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Giurgiu in the Russian language
Гиургиуgiurgiu-

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