Pantescu Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pantescu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pantescu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania431:466,92736,259
France21:33,211,361423,184
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

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

Pantescu Last Name Facts

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

Pantescu is found most in Romania. It can also appear as a variant: Pântescu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pantescu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,876,555th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pantescu reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name Pantescu is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 466,927. In Romania Pantescu is mostly found in: Iași County, where 88 percent reside, Constanța County, where 9 percent reside and Neamț County, where 2 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent reside and Chile, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pântescu961/
Pantecut884/
Pantesku881/
Panticut7528/
Pantezou751/
Pantiskou715/
Phanthisut672/
Ponticus6310/
Ponticaud5943/
Pontikou50144/

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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 Pantescu
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