Pîrvu Surname
Approximately 5,277 people bear this surname
Pîrvu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 5,273 | 1:3,808 | 516 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
The alternate forms: Pirvu (17,494) are calculated separately.
Pîrvu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pîrvu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pîrvu is more frequently found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Pirvu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pîrvu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 90,792nd most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,381,002 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pîrvu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
The surname Pîrvu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 5,273 people, or 1 in 3,808. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent live, Dolj County, where 12 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Romania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirvu | 93 | 17,494 | / |
| Pîrvuț | 91 | 28 | / |
| Pîrvuța | 83 | 1 | / |
| Pyrvu | 80 | 148 | / |
| Pervu | 80 | 19 | / |
| Părvu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Pervou | 73 | 74 | / |
| Prevou | 73 | 60 | / |
| Pervus | 73 | 6 | / |
| Pervuz | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pirvut | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pervui | 73 | 3 | / |
| Preveu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Perveux | 67 | 29 | / |
| Pervauz | 67 | 13 | / |
| Pervoux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pervault | 62 | 0 | / |
| Perbu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Perwu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Pirbu | 60 | 1 | / |
| Perrvault | 57 | 1 | / |
| Pirbhu | 55 | 816 | / |
| Prevoo | 55 | 720 | / |
| Pervoe | 55 | 47 | / |
| Pirbou | 55 | 15 | / |
| Perbhu | 55 | 3 | / |
| Peerbu | 55 | 1 | / |
| Perwauz | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Pîrvu
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