Racianu Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Racianu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Racianu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania101:2,007,78754,092
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Răcianu (8) are calculated separately.

Racianu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Racianu occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Răcianu. Click here for further potential spellings of Racianu.

How Common Is The Last Name Racianu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Racianu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Racianu reside; 69 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,007,787. In Romania Racianu is most common in: Bucharest Municipality, where 40 percent live, Iași County, where 40 percent live and Bihor County, where 10 percent live. Outside of Romania this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Răcianu958/
Raceanu86833/
Rocianu865/
Rachanu864/
Raucanu862/
Recianu861/
Rașcanu861/
Raiceanu806/
Ratchanu801/
Rasanu7748/
Razanu777/
Raţanu771/
Ratchanut757/
Radchanui755/
Ratchanui751/
Radchanut751/
Rosianu71976/
Roceanu71132/
Răceanu71108/
Rausanu7144/
Rășcanu7120/
Razanau716/
Ratchanuch711/
Rasanuu711/
Rasanau711/
Rashanu711/
Rocheanu6728/
Rosaineu674/
Răcășanu674/
Rosianau671/
Raushanu671/

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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 Racianu
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