Mocanu Surname

10,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,037 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania44,5861:45041
Moldova5,6171:63431
Spain1,3471:34,7083,466
United States2561:1,415,85597,523
Canada2001:184,22818,260
Italy1711:357,64142,036
France1601:415,14260,629
England1501:371,45426,286
Belgium981:117,31317,342
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Greece451:246,21837,554
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China21:683,660,78330,601
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
San Marino11:33,214932
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

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.

- artexhale

Mocanu Last Name Facts

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

Mocanu is most common in Romania. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Mocanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mocanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,593rd most numerous surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 137,405 people. The surname Mocanu is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Mocanu live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe. Mocanu is also the 2,900,335th most widespread first name in the world, held by 15 people.

The last name Mocanu is most widely held in Romania, where it is held by 44,586 people, or 1 in 450. In Romania Mocanu is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent are found, Brăila County, where 8 percent are found and Galați County, where 7 percent are found. Not including Romania Mocanu exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 11 percent are found and Spain, where 3 percent are found.

Mocanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mocanu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Motcanu9296/
Moceanu9277/
Mocanou922/
Moțcanu922/
Mocianu921/
Mochanu921/
Mocainu921/
Moiceanu861,433/
Moicianu8680/
Mokanu831,503/
Mosanu83255/
Mozanu8341/
Mecanu834/
Macanu832/
Mucanu832/
Moisanu77238/
Muceanu7774/
Mokangu7763/
Macianu7732/
Mockenu7711/
Muchanu778/
Moseanu775/
MacEanu774/
Mokganu773/
Mokhanu773/
MacCanu771/
Mosanuz771/
Mokainu771/
Mecanou771/
Macanut771/
Mucianu771/
Muscanu771/
Mouchangou751/
Mcunu734,756/
Machangu71396/
Moiseanu71273/
Moukanou7121/
Muchangu7113/
Mahcangu7112/
Mokhanui713/
Muscanou711/
Mahcanou711/
Moikanou711/
Motsanou711/
Maïchanu711/
Matchanu711/
Mokhaneu711/
MacAnult710/
Mchunu6771,552/
Mukanu672,316/
Makanu67590/
Majanu67191/
Masonu67115/
Masanu6794/
Makenu6742/
Mukonu6739/
Mazanu6720/
Mokonu6716/
Mokkangou6712/
Mekonu677/
Maconu676/
Mekanu675/
Muzanu674/
Moukangou672/
Muconu671/
Machanhui671/
Mosonu671/
Mchenu671/
Mokenu671/
Macanú671/
Machangou671/
Makonu671/
Mokangnou671/

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