Sirbu Surname

16,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33,063 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Sirbu Surname User-submission:

(Romanian) A Serb, one from Serbia (land of alliance).

Though sometimes this is a variation of Romanian Serban or Şerban, meaning 'servant' in Latin.

Sirbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania19,6391:1,022131
Moldova10,8901:32711
Spain9101:51,3764,786
United States3241:1,118,70080,737
Italy2091:292,61637,167
Transnistria1581:3,004478
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Greece1111:99,81816,778
France1021:651,20384,246
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Germany681:1,183,90477,258
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
England441:1,266,32057,817
Austria331:258,04330,255
United Arab Emirates321:286,32119,784
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Israel181:475,42436,085
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Turkey91:8,646,825130,497
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Bulgaria71:996,98634,534
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Sîrbu (6,420) are calculated separately.

Sirbu (73) may also be a first name.

Sirbu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Romanian) A Serb, one from Serbia (land of alliance).

Though sometimes this is a variation of Romanian Serban or Şerban, meaning 'servant' in Latin.

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Sirbu Last Name Facts

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

Sirbu (Hindi: सीरबू, Russian: Сирбу) occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Sîrbu. For other potential spellings of Sirbu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirbu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 16,802nd most widely held family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 220,414 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Sirbu are found; 93 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 92 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 1,134,117th most commonly held forename globally. It is borne by 73 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 19,639 people, or 1 in 1,022. In Romania Sirbu is primarily concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 10 percent live, Dolj County, where 10 percent live and Timiș County, where 6 percent live. Other than Romania it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 33 percent live and Spain, where 3 percent live.

Sirbu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Sirbu surname are 1.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.39% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sirbu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 73.16% less than the national average, earning €8,061 per year; in United States they earn 23.46% more than the national average, earning $53,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.64% more than the national average, earning $59,440 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sîrbu936,420/
Sirbut9143/
Sirbou9111/
Shirbu914/
Sierbu911/
Sirebu911/
Shairbu834/
Shirbud832/
Shirbut831/
Shuirbu831/
Syrbu804,744/
Serbu802,423/
Girbu801,172/
Shirbhau7714/
Shirboud7710/
Shaairbu775/
Suirhbut772/
Szirbusz771/
Sirewu731,189/
Girbau731,181/
Serbus73661/
Cirbus73296/
Zirbus7347/
Sirboe7340/
Serbut7336/
Zirbau7335/
Serbuy7327/
Sherbu7325/
Sirevu739/
Serbud739/
Shirvu737/
Serbuj737/
Cirbut736/
Girbou734/
Serbou733/
Scerbu732/
Serbuh732/
Shrebu731/
Zirbut731/
Sirwau731/
Jirbau731/
Serbau731/
Srebou731/
Jirbui731/
Sirwut731/
Syrbou731/
Serbout672,072/
Serbouh67470/
Girboux67183/
Chirbut6751/
Shirvud6737/
Sherbut6730/
Girbaut6724/
Sherbou6718/
Girbaud6713/
Sherbus676/
Girbutt675/
Serbutt675/
Sirvaut673/
Sirvaux671/
Sirmpou671/
Sherbuh671/
Serbuth671/
Cirbusz671/
Chirbou671/
Serbuch670/

Sirbu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirbu in the Hindi language
सीरबूsirabu-
Sirbu in the Russian language
Сирбуsirbu-

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