Iurcu Surname

241,204th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Iurcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Iurcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova1,4591:2,441311
Romania1741:115,39012,848
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Iurcu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Iurcu is more frequently found in Moldova than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Iurcu.

How Common Is The Last Name Iurcu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 241,204th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,398,036 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Iurcu are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Moldova, where it is carried by 1,459 people, or 1 in 2,441. In Moldova it is most numerous in: Chișinău Municipality, where 17 percent reside, Orhei District, where 16 percent reside and Anenii Noi District, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Moldova this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iurcut91277/
Iurcuț911/
Giurcau8311/
Giurcuț834/
Yurcu80189/
Iurku801/
Jurcut73297/
Jurcuț73155/
Yurdcu73124/
Jurcau7387/
Yurcus7321/
Yurtcu7316/
Uyurcu732/
Jurcius677/
Jurcuța671/
Yurtchu671/
Jourcaud622/
Yurku60396/
Eorcu601/
Giourtsou571/
Yurtçu552,513/
Yurtsu5536/
Jurcsó5522/
Ujorku553/
Yurtsuz50473/
Jurkutė5036/
Yurdsuz5011/
Jhurkut501/
Yourkou501/

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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
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  • 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 Iurcu
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