Ionesku Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Moldova

Ionesku 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.

Ionesku Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia501:2,882,461158,532
Moldova261:136,97614,869
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Ionesku 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.

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Ionesku Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ionesku (Russian: Ионеску) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ionesku? popularity and diffusion

The surname Ionesku is the 2,047,559th most commonly held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Ionesku live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 61 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 2,882,461. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Saint Petersburg, where 36 percent reside, Moscow, where 32 percent reside and Perm Krai, where 12 percent reside. Barring Russia this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 31 percent reside and Belarus, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ioneskou931/
Ionescu8668,116/
Yonesku8654/
Jonesku8613/
Ionasku867/
Ionashku80251/
Ionescou806/
Ionesscu801/
Ionaescu801/
Ionnescu801/
Inescu7735/
Enesku7713/
Jonescu71102/
Ioniscu7137/
Hinescu7120/
Janesku7116/
Yonescu717/
Ginescu712/
Jinescu712/
Ionašku711/
Gianneskou711/
Jonasku711/
Ianescu711/
Eyoneku711/
Oinescu711/
Yonashku67596/
Gainescu6766/
Johnescu6717/
Jounescu671/

Ionesku Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ionesku in the Russian language
Ионескуionesku-

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