Pascanu Surname

704,927th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 417 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pascanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pascanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania3531:56,8786,974
Moldova221:161,88016,529
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Paşcanu (80) & Pașcanu (38) are calculated separately.

Pascanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pascanu is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Paşcanu or Pașcanu. For other possible spellings of Pascanu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pascanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pascanu is the 704,927th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 17,476,129 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Pascanu reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname Pascanu is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 353 people, or 1 in 56,878. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Iași County, where 29 percent reside, Galați County, where 24 percent reside and Mureș County, where 18 percent reside. Not including Romania this surname exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 5 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Pascanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pascanu last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Pascanu earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.18% more than the national average, earning $54,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paşcanu9580/
Pașcanu9538/
Pascanut9339/
Pasceanu931/
Pasanu9213/
Pacanut86503/
Pasanau86162/
Pasainu866/
Pauceanu8087/
Pashkanu8044/
Păsceanu804/
Pausanus802/
Paiceanu802/
Pacanuit801/
Pakanu7712/
Pajanu776/
Pocanu771/
Pasgianou751/
Posanau7167/
Pakanau715/
Pakhanu711/
Pakangu711/
Postsanu6717/
Paizanou676/
Pazianou672/
Peisanau671/
Pagianou671/
Peshkanu671/
Poshkanu671/
Pasonault636/
Phakhanau631/
Pashkonut631/
Pokanu6215/
Pokanau57115/
Peykanu5710/
Pakounou535/

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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
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  • 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 Pascanu
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