Ionascu Surname

71,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,959 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ionascu Surname User-submission:

This surname was given to the son/descendant of Ion. Ion is a common Romanian name and is the countries variant spelling of the Hebrew name that is John in English.

Ionascu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,1581:3,260446
Moldova5441:6,5471,033
France431:1,544,714145,815
United States391:9,293,819392,288
England371:1,505,89364,828
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Austria171:500,90847,931
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Ionașcu (1,003) & Ionaşcu (955) are calculated separately.

Ionascu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname was given to the son/descendant of Ion. Ion is a common Romanian name and is the countries variant spelling of the Hebrew name that is John in English.

- rares_maglan

Ionascu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ionascu is found most in Romania. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Ionașcu or Ionaşcu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ionascu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 71,011th most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,047,212 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Ionascu are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Ionascu is most commonly used in Romania, where it is carried by 6,158 people, or 1 in 3,260. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Galați County, where 12 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent reside and Dolj County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Romania this last name exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 8 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Ionascu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Ionascu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 81.8% less than the national average, earning €5,465 per year; in United States they earn 42.66% more than the national average, earning $61,558 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning $44,377 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ionașcu951,003/
Ionaşcu95955/
Ionascut931/
Jonascu8620/
Ionasku867/
Ienascu865/
Ionashku80251/
Ionachku801/
Enascu77104/
Enascut71150/
Ionašku711/
Jonasku711/
Yonashku67596/
Yianacou672/

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