Romașcanu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Romașcanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Romașcanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Romascanu (197) & Romaşcanu (1) are calculated separately.

Romașcanu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Romașcanu is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Romascanu or Romaşcanu. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Romașcanu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Romașcanu is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Romașcanu are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 6,692,623. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bacău County, where 33 percent are found, Constanța County, where 33 percent are found and Mureș County, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Romania this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Romascanu96197/
Romaşcanu961/
Romacanu941/
Ramașcanu895/
Ramascanu78172/
Ramaşcanu785/
Romoscanu781/
Rămășcanu781/
Romashkanu7411/
Romosanu714/
Ramajanu713/
Ramakanu711/
Ramazanau672/
Ramakannu671/
Ramasonu591/
Ramokganu5610/

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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
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  • 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 Romașcanu
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