Parciu Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Parciu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1381:145,49215,521
Moldova291:122,80613,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

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

Parciu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Parciu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Pârciu. Click here to see other possible spellings of Parciu.

How Common Is The Last Name Parciu? popularity and diffusion

Parciu is the 1,328,442nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Parciu is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Parciu reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Romania, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 145,492. In Romania Parciu is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 54 percent live, Teleorman County, where 43 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 1 percent live. Other than Romania Parciu is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pârciu941/
Parcu913/
Parcou83118/
Parchu8321/
Porcius7790/
Parcheu770/
Porcu7317,309/
Parzu7331/
Parţu731/
Porchu673/
Porcuț671/
Porchou6215/
Parchão625/
Pourcau621/
Pourchau5726/
Pourchou571/
Porczuch571/
Porcù5522/
Porcú552/
Porcó552/
Porču552/
Porçu551/
Pârţu551/
Phourcheu534/

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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 Parciu
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