Schiopu Surname

60,932nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Schiopu Surname User-submission:

It means 'the cripple'. The grammatically correct form of the word in Romanian is şchiopul, but the L is often dropped in speech.

Schiopu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6,0681:3,309456
Moldova1,7381:2,049248
Spain2131:219,49314,676
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Canada431:856,87466,382
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
France141:4,744,480251,814
England121:4,643,172139,951
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

The alternate forms: Şchiopu (970) & Șchiopu (648) are calculated separately.

Schiopu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'the cripple'. The grammatically correct form of the word in Romanian is şchiopul, but the L is often dropped in speech.

- chris777

Schiopu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Schiopu is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Şchiopu or Șchiopu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schiopu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,932nd most widely held surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 882,483 people. The last name Schiopu is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Schiopu reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 6,068 people, or 1 in 3,309. In Romania Schiopu is most frequent in: Prahova County, where 10 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 7 percent live and Brașov County, where 7 percent live. Not including Romania this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 21 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Schiopu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Schiopu last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Schiopu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 83.25% less than the national average, earning €5,029 per year; in United States they earn 14.22% less than the national average, earning $37,015 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning $49,906 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şchiopu95970/
Șchiopu95648/
Sciopu9218/
Shiopu926/
Chiopu925/
Scheopu8611/
Chiophu864/
Schoipu861/
Shipu836,212/
Chipu831,594/
Schippus801/
Åžchiopu801/
Chipau77143/
Shipuh7783/
Chipud7768/
Chipfu7749/
Schepu7744/
Chipui7743/
Chaipu7743/
Chippu7742/
Chipeu7721/
Shaipu7714/
Chidpu7711/
Shipui777/
Shippu775/
Shipou774/
Chipou774/
Cheipu773/
Chipus772/
Chipuu771/
Chispu771/
Sceopu771/
Shidpu771/
Shiput771/
Chiput771/
Shipeu771/
Shihpu771/
Schiphuis75100/
Sipu731,260/
Cipu73246/
Shipahu71875/
Chipaux71466/
Chaiput71150/
Chaiphu7163/
Chiphui7110/
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Shipush715/
Chichpu713/
Chehopu712/
Chaibpu712/
Chouypu712/
Shaipui711/
Cheaopu711/
Chaipuy711/
Chaipui711/
Chaipud711/
Shaipud711/
Shaiphu711/
Chiphou711/
Chaipou711/
Chuiphu711/
Chitpou711/
Chippus710/
Chaiphut67542/
Siapu67335/
Chipault67297/
Sipui67277/
Saipu67271/
Sippu67191/
Chippaux67141/
Sipus67134/
Siput67121/
Sipou6784/
Sipau6780/
Cipou6753/
Chepu6749/
Xhipu6746/
Cipau6740/
Ciput6727/
Choiphut6726/
Chaibpou6722/
Sitpu6712/
Sipuu6711/
Cipus679/
Soipu678/
Shepu675/
Sispu675/
Sipeu673/
Chaiyapu673/
Seipu672/
Sipux672/
Chijapfu671/
Chaipuit671/
Chippeux671/
Scipó671/
Sipuy671/
Schepput671/
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