Pescaru Surname

177,544th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,409 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pescaru Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'fisher' in Romanian.

Pescaru Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania2,3311:8,6131,133
United States351:10,355,970420,657
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Pescaru Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'fisher' in Romanian.

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Pescaru Last Name Facts

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

Pescaru is found most in Romania. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pescaru? popularity and diffusion

It is the 177,544th most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,025,133 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pescaru reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 97 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

Pescaru is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 2,331 people, or 1 in 8,613. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 20 percent reside, Prahova County, where 11 percent reside and Mehedinți County, where 9 percent reside. Barring Romania this surname exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Pescaru Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pescaru surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Pescaru earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 44.9% more than the national average, earning $62,522 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.18% less than the national average, earning $28,232 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pescarus93163/
Pescarou934/
Pesaru922,394/
Pascaru864,338/
Petcaru867/
Peasaru865/
Piscaru863/
Peysaru861/
Pescăruș802/
Pescăruş801/
Pisaru7788/
Picaru771/
Peshkarus751/
Paskaru71117/
Pekarou71113/
Pekarui7157/
Pekarus7136/
Picarou719/
Pezarou713/
Phekaru711/
Phetcahrut711/
Pisarau711/
Pekaruy711/
Pisarus711/
Picaaru711/
Perzharu6746/
Paskarou676/
Pedjarut671/
Picaró6238/
Pikaru629/
Pijaru629/
Pizaru622/
Pykarus5717/
Puisoru576/
Pizarru571/
Pirzaru571/
Pikaruś571/
Pajjaru571/
Pikargau537/
Pajjooru533/
Pajjaaru531/
Pikaruch531/
Pasquerau501/

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