Mocanu Surname
Approximately 53,037 people bear this surname
Mocanu Surname User-submission:
The Mocanu surname derives from the Romanian word mocan, meaning 'inhabitant of the mountainous regions', especially Transylvania, who posses sheep flocks and might even work as a stepherd.
Mocanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 44,586 | 1:450 | 41 |
| Moldova | 5,617 | 1:634 | 31 |
| Spain | 1,347 | 1:34,708 | 3,466 |
| United States | 256 | 1:1,415,855 | 97,523 |
| Canada | 200 | 1:184,228 | 18,260 |
| Italy | 171 | 1:357,641 | 42,036 |
| France | 160 | 1:415,142 | 60,629 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Belgium | 98 | 1:117,313 | 17,342 |
| Germany | 64 | 1:1,257,898 | 80,532 |
| Portugal | 47 | 1:221,665 | 8,706 |
| Greece | 45 | 1:246,218 | 37,554 |
| Sweden | 34 | 1:289,610 | 20,124 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| Thailand | 23 | 1:3,071,232 | 294,953 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Czechia | 17 | 1:625,498 | 60,070 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Transnistria | 14 | 1:33,907 | 5,291 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Switzerland | 11 | 1:746,629 | 49,719 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Chile | 7 | 1:2,516,639 | 33,195 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| San Marino | 1 | 1:33,214 | 932 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
Mocanu (15) may also be a first name.
Mocanu Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Mocanu surname derives from the Romanian word mocan, meaning 'inhabitant of the mountainous regions', especially Transylvania, who posses sheep flocks and might even work as a stepherd.
- artexhaleMocanu Demographics
Average Mocanu Salary in
United States
$51,819 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mocanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mocanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Mocanu is found most frequently in Romania. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Mocanu.
How Common Is The Last Name Mocanu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,593rd most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 137,405 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Mocanu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 15 people.
The surname Mocanu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 44,586 people, or 1 in 450. In Romania it is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found, Brăila County, where 8 percent are found and Galați County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Romania this surname exists in 61 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 11 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.
Mocanu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mocanu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.
The amount Mocanu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 79.92% less than the national average, earning €6,029 per year; in Norway they earn 6.81% less than the national average, earning 322,496 kr per year; in United States they earn 20.09% more than the national average, earning $51,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,832 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motcanu | 92 | 96 | / |
| Moceanu | 92 | 77 | / |
| Mocanou | 92 | 2 | / |
| Moțcanu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Mocianu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mochanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mocainu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Moiceanu | 86 | 1,433 | / |
| Moicianu | 86 | 80 | / |
| Mokanu | 83 | 1,503 | / |
| Mosanu | 83 | 255 | / |
| Mozanu | 83 | 41 | / |
| Mecanu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Macanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Mucanu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Moisanu | 77 | 238 | / |
| Muceanu | 77 | 74 | / |
| Mokangu | 77 | 63 | / |
| Macianu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Mockenu | 77 | 11 | / |
| Muchanu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Moseanu | 77 | 5 | / |
| MacEanu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mokganu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Mokhanu | 77 | 3 | / |
| MacCanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mosanuz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokainu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mecanou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Macanut | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mucianu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muscanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mouchangou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Mcunu | 73 | 4,756 | / |
| Machangu | 71 | 396 | / |
| Moiseanu | 71 | 273 | / |
| Moukanou | 71 | 21 | / |
| Muchangu | 71 | 13 | / |
| Mahcangu | 71 | 12 | / |
| Mokhanui | 71 | 3 | / |
| Muscanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mahcanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Moikanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Motsanou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maïchanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Matchanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mokhaneu | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacAnult | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mchunu | 67 | 71,552 | / |
| Mukanu | 67 | 2,316 | / |
| Makanu | 67 | 590 | / |
| Majanu | 67 | 191 | / |
| Masonu | 67 | 115 | / |
| Masanu | 67 | 94 | / |
| Makenu | 67 | 42 | / |
| Mukonu | 67 | 39 | / |
| Mazanu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Mokonu | 67 | 16 | / |
| Mokkangou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Mekonu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Maconu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Mekanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Muzanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Moukangou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Muconu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machanhui | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mosonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mchenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokenu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macanú | 67 | 1 | / |
| Machangou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makonu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokangnou | 67 | 1 | / |
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mocanu
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