Schirliu Surname

1,674,734th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 118 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Schirliu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Schirliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania961:209,14420,627
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Schirliu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Schirliu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Schirliu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,674,734th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 61,758,864 people. The surname Schirliu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Schirliu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 96 people, or 1 in 209,144. In Romania Schirliu is primarily concentrated in: Bacău County, where 99 percent are found and Constanța County, where 1 percent are found. Beside Romania this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 15 percent are found and Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scirliu938/
Chirliu935/
Schirlau8824/
Chirlu86115/
Shirlu86113/
Chirleu8023/
Shirlou8017/
Skirliu8010/
Chirlui804/
Shirleu801/
Chirllu801/
Sirlu77216/
Scherlau752/
Schurlau751/
Cherlius751/
Schirloe750/
Sherlu7126/
Surliu718/
Cherlu718/
Sirelu713/
Sirllu711/
Chitrillu711/
Cherlus6736/
Shirloo6717/
Cheerlu675/
Serlius672/
Skerliu672/
Sairluu671/
Cherlou671/
Shurluy671/

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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 Schirliu
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