Sfintu Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Sfintu Surname User-submission:

From the Romanian word for 'saint', sfint. The suffix, -u, is used to denote names in Romanian.

Sfintu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania441:456,31535,605
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Transnistria11:474,69917,893

The alternate forms: Sfîntu (9) are calculated separately.

Sfintu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From the Romanian word for 'saint', sfint. The suffix, -u, is used to denote names in Romanian.

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Sfintu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sfintu is held by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Sfîntu. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sfintu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sfintu is the 2,555,468th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Sfintu live; 86 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name Sfintu is most prevalent in Romania, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 456,315. In Romania it is most frequent in: Brașov County, where 91 percent reside and Călărași County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Moldova, where 5 percent reside.

Sfintu Last Name Statistics demography

Sfintu earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

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