Serban Surname

9,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Serban Surname User-submission:

(Romanian) From the personal name Serban (from Latin servus, which means 'servant', 'slave', 'serf-slave').

Serban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania51,5101:39031
Spain2,2971:20,3542,237
United States7121:509,07242,697
Moldova4841:7,3581,195
Philippines3621:279,66440,572
France3081:215,65833,528
Canada2951:124,90013,053
Italy2041:299,78837,710
Turkey1761:442,16726,106
England1541:361,80625,827
Ukraine1291:352,88943,718
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
Germany1101:731,86855,248
Greece1011:109,70118,447
Sweden761:129,5639,162
Portugal571:182,7767,697
Israel521:164,57016,892
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Austria411:207,69425,759
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Peru201:1,589,20622,980
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Hungary171:577,42834,558
Afghanistan151:2,143,54615,005
United Arab Emirates131:704,79025,221
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway91:571,36544,190
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
India71:109,580,769786,157
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Şerban (8,992), Serbán (495) & Šerban (38) are calculated separately.

Serban (5,185) may also be a first name.

Serban Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Romanian) From the personal name Serban (from Latin servus, which means 'servant', 'slave', 'serf-slave').

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Serban is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Serbian', someone from Serbia ('alliance').

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This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Serbian man'.

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Serban Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serban (Hindi: सेरबन, Russian: Сербан) is borne by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Şerban, Serbán or Šerban. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serban? popularity and diffusion

It is the 9,812th most frequent surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 126,702 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Serban are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 94,055th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 5,185 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 51,510 people, or 1 in 390. In Romania it is most numerous in: Bucharest Municipality, where 13 percent live, Prahova County, where 6 percent live and Dâmbovița County, where 6 percent live. Barring Romania this last name exists in 72 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Serban Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Serban has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Serban last name increased 14,240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Serban Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Serban last name are 14.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.33% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Serban earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 71.47% less than the national average, earning €8,567 per year; in United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,106 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.76% less than the national average, earning $47,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şerban948,992/
Serbán94495/
Šerban9438/
Sherban92838/
Scerban92260/
Sierban927/
Szerban925/
Serbang924/
Seerban924/
Serbahn921/
Serbean921/
Serbain921/
Serrban921/
Scherban861,686/
Sherbahn86161/
Shaerban8616/
Sherbank8612/
Serbasin8612/
Scerbane865/
Sherbann863/
Sherband863/
Serbanne863/
Shehrban862/
Szcerban862/
Sherrban861/
Sherbane860/
Sheirban860/
Sarban834,423/
Servan834,287/
Sorban83930/
Serwan83799/
Gerban83426/
Cerban83391/
Zerban83241/
Sirban83216/
Serbon83135/
Seruan83114/
Jerban836/
Serbam832/
Sărban832/
Shcherban8012,584/
Serbanová809/
Scherbank805/
Scherbain804/
Serbanova803/
Scherbahn802/
Sherbaunk801/
Scherbane801/
Servant776,521/
Sherwan771,225/
Zerbane771,116/
Shorban77862/
Servain77590/
Sharban77378/
Sherbon77319/
Shreban77262/
Shirban77185/
Cherban7788/
Shervan7786/
Sarbaan7738/
Sherbam7738/
Sarbain7737/
Serbont7729/
Åžerban7729/
Serwane7725/
Szarban7721/
Servand7717/
Gerbank7715/
Szerbán7710/
Zearban779/
Serbein777/
Serwuan777/
Zeerban777/
Servane776/
Gerbant776/
Sarbhan776/
Seerwan774/
Seeruan773/
Sirbain772/
Sireban772/
Cerbanc772/
Cerband772/
Serbone771/
Serwanh771/
Sgirban771/
Zerzban771/
Zehrban771/
Sorbajn771/
Servhan771/
Serwant771/
Serbong771/
Gerband771/
Gerbang771/
Scerbon770/
Servang770/
Cerrban770/
Jerbean770/
Sherbanova7555/
Serbeanova751/
Scerbanova751/
Shirband71173/
Sherbeyn71115/
Sheirbon71110/
Gerbatin7127/
Sharbaan7126/
Shervand7125/
Shahrban7120/
Scherbam7120/
Saharban7117/
Sherwane7115/
Scherbon7114/
Scherbanova7113/
Shervane7111/
Sharbain7110/
Sherbaum718/
Shervann717/
Seeruang717/
Serbohyn717/
Cherbane716/
Servasin716/
Servacin715/
Gerbandt715/
Shcherbatyn715/
Sherbone714/
Sheerwan714/
Shirzban713/
Sharbean712/
Searvant712/
Sherwaan712/
Schervan712/
Schörban712/
Servanne711/
Scharban711/
Cherband711/
Zeareban711/
Sherwann711/
Sherwant711/
Sherbeun711/
Servacen711/
Djerbane711/
Servantt711/
Shcherbatin711/
Serbonne711/
Schorban711/
Sheirwan711/
Shearwan711/
Shirbane711/
Shcherbahyn711/
Sherrbon710/
Sheerbon710/
Serveaun710/
Sherbond710/
Scherbaum672,095/
Gervan671,567/
Cervan671,178/
Zarban671,140/
Sirwan67611/
Çirban67273/
Gerbon67252/
Girban67229/
Cerbon67166/
Sirvan67139/
Zervan67125/
Serwon67113/
Servon67112/
Sorbon67106/
Sarbon6786/
Shaharban6779/
Siruan6754/
Šorban6744/
Schorbahn6734/
Shcherbashyn6733/
Serván6730/
Jirban6714/
Šerbanová6713/
Cerbón6713/
Gerbam6712/
Sirbon6712/
Gerbán679/
Šarban678/
Servam677/
Cerbán677/
Zorban676/
Scherbeyn675/
Šervan675/
Shchyrban675/
Servanova673/
Sherwaane672/
Cerbam672/
Shcherbon672/
Shchervan672/
Cirban671/
Jerbon671/
Zeruan671/
Sheerbaum671/
Shirbhane671/
Cherbanne671/
Şervan671/
Şerwan671/
Şorban671/
Sorbãn671/
Seruam671/
Serwań671/
Sirbam671/
Sheerwaan671/
Saharbhan671/
Gehrbandt671/
Cerbanova671/
Servanckk671/
Seruon671/
Sheerwanh671/
Ceruan671/
Sherwayne670/
Shearbaum670/
Zerbon670/

Serban Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serban in the Hindi language
सेरबनserabana-
Serban in the Russian language
Сербанserban-

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