Harciu Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Harciu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moldova | 52 | 1:68,488 | 9,194 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
The alternate forms: Hârciu (4) are calculated separately.
Harciu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Harciu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Harciu is found most frequently in Moldova. It may be found as: Hârciu. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Harciu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,661,929th most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Harciu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Moldova, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 68,488. In Moldova Harciu is most frequent in: Găgăuzia, where 96 percent reside and Chișinău Municipality, where 4 percent reside. Beside Moldova it occurs in one country. It is also common in Romania, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hârciu | 94 | 4 | / |
| Harcu | 91 | 6 | / |
| Garciu | 83 | 887 | / |
| Horciu | 83 | 195 | / |
| Harchu | 83 | 64 | / |
| Harcau | 83 | 57 | / |
| Artciu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Charcu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Arciua | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arcius | 83 | 1 | / |
| Haircu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arcu | 80 | 231 | / |
| Arciuch | 77 | 543 | / |
| Kharchu | 77 | 118 | / |
| Charchu | 77 | 21 | / |
| Harchou | 77 | 17 | / |
| Arciusz | 77 | 6 | / |
| Charcou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Archu | 73 | 251 | / |
| Arceu | 73 | 118 | / |
| Arcau | 73 | 36 | / |
| Arcui | 73 | 2 | / |
| Arcuș | 73 | 2 | / |
| Harzu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chardchu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Garchu | 67 | 470 | / |
| Archou | 67 | 227 | / |
| Hartschuh | 67 | 207 | / |
| Gorciu | 67 | 78 | / |
| Harzau | 67 | 6 | / |
| Charchouh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Charcó | 67 | 5 | / |
| Harzou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Horchu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaurchuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Archuy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Archui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Orcius | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aurcuy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Harciu
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