Ionescu Surname

8,363rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ionescu 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.

Ionescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania62,3071:32215
Spain1,5571:30,0273,059
United States1,2491:290,19926,939
Canada6721:54,8306,514
England2731:204,09517,723
Germany2691:299,27730,754
Moldova2641:13,4902,316
France2361:281,45243,215
Italy1881:325,30239,716
Sweden1261:78,1495,835
Greece991:111,91718,809
Belgium921:124,96418,228
Switzerland921:89,2719,885
Austria851:100,18214,475
Israel851:100,67811,575
Australia791:341,71828,950
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Denmark411:137,67612,271
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
Hungary221:446,19429,593
Malta181:23,9041,289
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Wales121:257,87814,969
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Norway111:467,48139,375
Venezuela91:3,356,00933,931
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Costa Rica81:597,5094,667
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China31:455,773,85521,925
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Ionescu (98) may also be a first name.

Ionescu 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

Romanian: Tthe descendant of a man named Ion.

- theangrybarrel

Ionescu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ionescu is most common in Romania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ionescu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,363rd most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 106,987 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Ionescu reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 956,749th most frequently used given name at a global level. It is borne by 98 people.

This last name is most common in Romania, where it is carried by 62,307 people, or 1 in 322. In Romania Ionescu is most prevalent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 23 percent reside, Prahova County, where 9 percent reside and Argeș County, where 7 percent reside. Not including Romania it is found in 87 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Ionescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Ionescu are 4.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 51.16% registered with the political party.

The amount Ionescu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 68.54% less than the national average, earning €9,447 per year; in Norway they earn 3.42% less than the national average, earning 334,241 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 503.88% more than the national average, earning R 1,435,060 per year; in United States they earn 17.63% more than the national average, earning $50,758 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.49% less than the national average, earning $47,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ionescou936/
Ionesscu931/
Ionaescu931/
Ionnescu931/
Jonescu86102/
Ionesku8684/
Ioniscu8637/
Yonescu867/
Ianescu861/
Johnescu8017/
Ioneskou801/
Jounescu801/
Jonescaut751/
Ionaşcu71955/
Yonesku7154/
Jonascu7120/
Jonesku7113/
Ionasku717/
Yanescu711/
Ionashku67251/
Jonescoe671/
Gianneskou591/
Janesku5716/
Jonasku571/
Ionašku571/
Yonashku53596/
Janescoe530/

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