Iancu Surname

13,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40,916 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Iancu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iancu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania38,2041:52657
Spain1,1531:40,5483,932
United States3931:922,28769,218
Moldova2671:13,3382,293
Canada1771:208,16720,218
Israel1101:77,7979,451
Germany1021:789,26958,234
Italy951:643,75557,578
Belgium721:159,67622,068
England711:784,76142,668
Austria351:243,29828,936
Greece281:395,70752,747
France251:2,656,909193,074
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Denmark211:268,79620,394
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Iancu (2,109) may also be a first name.

Iancu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Iancu is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Iancu? popularity and diffusion

Iancu is the 13,644th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 178,110 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Iancu reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Iancu is also the 163,741st most numerous forename world-wide It is held by 2,109 people.

This last name is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 38,204 people, or 1 in 526. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent are found, Prahova County, where 7 percent are found and Dolj County, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Romania this surname occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Iancu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Iancu last name are 14.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Iancu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.78% less than the national average, earning €6,373 per year; in United States they earn 24.26% more than the national average, earning $53,617 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.23% more than the national average, earning $53,275 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iancau91857/
Ianciu9186/
Ianceu9128/
Iancus914/
Șiancu911/
Giancou8314/
Jianchu832/
Yiancou831/
Jiancui831/
Ioncu80234/
Jancu8061/
Yancu8044/
Iamcu801/
Ianzu801/
Ianku801/
Jiangcui772/
Ionciu73145/
Janchu7369/
Yanchu7368/
Yanceu7336/
Jancus7330/
Gioncu7329/
Jancou7328/
Yancou736/
Jianzu733/
Yancui733/
Gianku732/
Iankhu732/
Giancy732/
Jancuš731/
Yianzu731/
Yancus731/
Ionchu731/
Giankou6755/
Jancius6752/
Jianzhu6725/
Jancoux6723/
Jandciu6719/
Yiankou678/
Iankous676/
Yancius674/
Jiankui673/
Yanchou673/
Yancheu672/
Jianzou672/
Jancuss671/
Jiankou671/
Janchuy671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Iancu
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