Onceanu Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Onceanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Onceanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova4491:7,9321,300
Romania761:264,18224,594
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Onceanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Onceanu has its highest incidence in Moldova. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Onceanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onceanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 587,571st most common last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Onceanu reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Moldova, where it is carried by 449 people, or 1 in 7,932. In Moldova Onceanu is primarily concentrated in: Sîngerei District, where 86 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 7 percent are found and Bălți Municipality, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Moldova it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Otinceanu881/
Onchanu8671/
Oncianu8664/
Onkeanu863/
Hotinceanu8216/
Onchangu80644/
Hanceanu8074/
Ganceanu8066/
Oncianus804/
Anceanus804/
Hănceanu802/
Ongcangu801/
Hânceanu801/
Onţanu7721/
Omcanu772/
Onjenu772/
Honchenou755/
Hontchenou71130/
Gonkanu7112/
Șotîngeanu711/
Ungeanu711/
Onsganu711/
Onzangu711/
Hongenu711/
Hounchenou711/
Gonkanou672,662/
Hountchenou6735/
Hancianu6735/
Honsanou677/
Homchanu672/
Hâncianu672/
Gongianu671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Onceanu
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