Rîşcanu Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Rîşcanu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 5 | 1:4,015,574 | 58,306 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Rîșcanu (39) & Riscanu (127) are calculated separately.
Rîşcanu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rîşcanu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Rîşcanu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Rîșcanu or Riscanu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rîşcanu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rîşcanu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname Rîşcanu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 4,015,574. In Romania it is most numerous in: Iași County, where 80 percent live and Timiș County, where 20 percent live. Apart from Romania Rîşcanu is found in one country. It is also common in Moldova, where 17 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rîșcanu | 95 | 39 | / |
| Rîcanu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Riscanu | 90 | 127 | / |
| Răşcanu | 86 | 197 | / |
| Hrişcanu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ricanu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Receanu | 71 | 53 | / |
| Rășcanu | 71 | 20 | / |
| Riceanu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hrescanu | 67 | 64 | / |
| Hretcanu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Hrețcanu | 67 | 40 | / |
| Hriscanu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Raiceanu | 67 | 6 | / |
| Hreţcanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Resceanu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Răcășanu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Hrișcanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Reșceanu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Rikanu | 62 | 2 | / |
| Reconnu | 57 | 104 | / |
| Riconou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rikanud | 57 | 1 | / |
| Rajkannu | 53 | 2 | / |
| Rikhanau | 53 | 1 | / |
| Raikonou | 53 | 1 | / |
| Rekkanup | 53 | 1 | / |
| Raajkannu | 50 | 3 | / |
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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 Rîşcanu
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