Pădureanu Surname

617,991st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 498 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Pădureanu Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'son of the man from the forest/wood'.

Pădureanu 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
Romania4971:40,3985,142
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Padureanu (1,883), Pâdureanu (1) & Pädureanu (1) are calculated separately.

Pădureanu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'son of the man from the forest/wood'.

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This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'at the forest/wood'.

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DNA test information

Pădureanu Last Name Facts

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

Pădureanu is found most in Romania. It may be found in the variant forms: Padureanu, Pâdureanu or Pädureanu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pădureanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 617,991st most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 14,633,626 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pădureanu are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 497 people, or 1 in 40,398. In Romania it is mostly found in: Dolj County, where 28 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 22 percent are found and Bacău County, where 19 percent are found. Aside from Romania Pădureanu occurs in one country. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.

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
Padureanu961,883/
Pâdureanu961/
Pädureanu961/
Podureanu893/
Paduranu823/
Padurenu821/
Podoreanu78108/
Paduryanu7811/
Peduryanu784/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pădureanu
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