Oancea Surname

29,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,218 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Oancea Surname User-submission:

Oancea is a Romanian surname derived from the name Ioana, Oana or Ioan plus the suffix -cea.

Oancea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania17,2751:1,162146
Moldova3241:10,9921,889
United States1971:1,839,893120,150
Canada671:549,93446,038
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
England401:1,392,95161,553
Italy391:1,568,12082,279
France271:2,460,101186,232
Greece211:527,60966,013
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Angola11:26,989,21411,853

The alternate forms: Oancéa (1) are calculated separately.

Oancea Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Oancea is a Romanian surname derived from the name Ioana, Oana or Ioan plus the suffix -cea.

- dnoancea

Oancea Last Name Facts

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

The surname Oancea is found most frequently in Romania. It may appear as: Oancéa. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oancea? popularity and diffusion

The last name Oancea is the 29,410th most commonly occurring last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 400,019 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Oancea reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Oancea is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 17,275 people, or 1 in 1,162. In Romania Oancea is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent reside, Prahova County, where 8 percent reside and Buzău County, where 6 percent reside. Barring Romania this surname exists in 37 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Oancea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Oancea surname are 1.46% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.69% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Oancea earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 75.94% less than the national average, earning €7,225 per year; in United States they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $48,098 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.48% less than the national average, earning $46,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oancéa941/
Hoancea9260/
Goancea924/
Oanccea921/
Oanca91805/
Oance91487/
Oancia83432/
Oancha83102/
Hoanca8394/
Șoanca834/
Oancer832/
Ouance831/
Oancas831/
Ohanche7710/
Ouanche778/
Hoancca773/
Oanchez772/
Hohance771/
Hoanche771/
Hoancka770/
Oancă73241/
Oange7353/
Oanke7325/
Oanza7310/
Oancä735/
Oanka734/
Oanja732/
Houanche71171/
Ouantche711/
Ouansa67373/
Ohanka67103/
Șoancă6757/
Oantsa6752/
Goanka6712/
Hoancă679/
Ouanse678/
Ouanza676/
Ohanje675/
Aoncha675/
Ohanze674/
Auance673/
Ouanja672/
Hoange672/
Oangka671/
Oheaneche671/
Ohange671/
Ouanze671/
Ohanza671/
Aoncke671/
Oansai671/
Ohanke671/
Oansah671/
Oangia671/
Goanza671/

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