Gorjanu Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Gorjanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorjanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania931:215,89121,129
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Gorjanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorjanu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorjanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gorjanu is the 1,918,812th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Gorjanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Gorjanu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Gorjanu is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 93 people, or 1 in 215,891. In Romania it is primarily found in: Hunedoara County, where 51 percent reside and Vâlcea County, where 49 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania Gorjanu occurs in one country. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorjangu931/
Orjanu92153/
Goreanu86220/
Goryanu8619/
Orianu7745/
Oreanu771/
Arjanu771/
Horeanu71245/
Arijanu71152/
Orășanu71130/
Gureanu7178/
Orheanu7141/
Guryanu7132/
Orianus7127/
Orianou7116/
Harjanu716/
Orieanu712/
Gurianu712/
Garyanu711/
Orrianu711/
Gaureanu67293/
Harijanu6785/
Orgianou6741/
Orășeanu6727/
Harjanui671/

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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 Gorjanu
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