Goncharu Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Goncharu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goncharu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Goncharu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Goncharu (Russian: Гончару) is carried by more people in Moldova than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Goncharu? popularity and diffusion

Goncharu is the 10,311,814th most commonly used last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Goncharu occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Goncharu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 67 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most common in Moldova, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 1,780,684. In Moldova Goncharu is most frequent in: Chișinău Municipality, where 100 percent live. Barring Moldova this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Goncharou944/
Goncharup942/
Goncearu8852/
Honcharu885/
Gancharou821/
Ountcharu821/
Ancharuz7536/
Ganciaru751/
Gancheru751/
Hancharou7143/
Gancheeru713/
Hancharus711/
Ganjaru6737/
Anchoru671/
Anchooru634/
Amchaarou59171/
Onzoru57109/
Anjaru5723/
Onjoru578/
Anzaru577/
Hanţaru5332/
Anzarui531/
Goungiourou531/
Gamjoru531/
Hanjarou507/
Hamchoru501/
Hanjarau501/

Goncharu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goncharu in the Russian language
Гончаруgoncaru-

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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 Goncharu
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