Marinescu Surname

21,957th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Marinescu Surname User-submission:

Marinescu is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of Marin, meaning 'of the sea'.

Marinescu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania22,1891:905119
Moldova5451:6,5351,029
United States5251:690,39854,758
Spain5001:93,5047,792
Canada2771:133,01713,807
Germany931:865,65062,206
France891:746,32392,306
England781:714,33440,171
Italy601:1,019,27870,256
Greece541:205,18132,420
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Netherlands271:625,45153,034
Israel241:356,56829,419
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Luxembourg201:29,0275,175
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Austria171:500,90847,931
Hungary171:577,42834,558
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Norway91:571,36544,190
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Panama41:978,06412,245
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Marinescu (92) may also be a first name.

Marinescu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Marinescu is a Romanian surname, denoting a descendant of Marin, meaning 'of the sea'.

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Marinescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Marinescu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Marinescu? popularity and diffusion

Marinescu is the 21,957th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 294,280 people. The last name Marinescu occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Marinescu reside; 92 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in Romanian Europe. It is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 92 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 22,189 people, or 1 in 905. In Romania Marinescu is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 22 percent reside, Argeș County, where 12 percent reside and Dolj County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Romania this last name exists in 55 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Marinescu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Marinescu last name are 8.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.36% registered with the political party.

The amount Marinescu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning 278,444 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 67.18% less than the national average, earning R 77,988 per year; in United States they earn 12.31% more than the national average, earning $48,461 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.11% more than the national average, earning $53,213 CAD per year.

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