Stanciu Surname

8,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,738 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Stanciu Surname User-submission:

The U.S. government in early 1900's changed spelling the last name from Stanciu to Staunch when the Stanciu family came to U.S.A. From Romania. U.S. Government said that Stanciu was to hard to pronounce. The correct pronunciation of Stanciu is /stand-you/.

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Stanciu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania61,0061:32919
United States6351:570,80146,844
Moldova5011:7,1091,140
Canada2921:126,18413,195
France1961:338,89151,103
Belgium1871:61,4799,893
Italy1381:443,16447,449
England1231:452,99229,924
Germany751:1,073,40672,288
Greece691:160,57726,211
Luxembourg691:8,4141,323
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Spain391:1,198,77041,125
Sweden371:266,12918,422
Netherlands331:511,73348,115
Austria321:266,10730,958
Ireland291:162,3777,171
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Uruguay121:285,98020,148
Norway111:467,48139,375
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Stanciu (26) may also be a first name.

Stanciu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The U.S. government in early 1900's changed spelling the last name from Stanciu to Staunch when the Stanciu family came to U.S.A. From Romania. U.S. Government said that Stanciu was to hard to pronounce. The correct pronunciation of Stanciu is /stand-you/.

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Stanciu Last Name Facts

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

Stanciu occurs in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stanciu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,896th most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 114,336 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Stanciu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 26 people.

The surname Stanciu is most frequently held in Romania, where it is borne by 61,006 people, or 1 in 329. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent reside, Prahova County, where 9 percent reside and Buzău County, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Romania it exists in 57 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Moldova, where 1 percent reside.

Stanciu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Stanciu last name are 17.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.82% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Stanciu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 64.98% less than the national average, earning €10,517 per year; in Norway they earn 0.78% more than the national average, earning 348,786 kr per year; in United States they earn 3.41% more than the national average, earning $44,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0% more than the national average, earning $49,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stancius9326/
Stannciu931/
Stanciut931/
Stancu9234,033/
Stanchu86496/
Stanceu865/
Stancui863/
Stancou862/
Stamciu861/
Stancsu861/
Stanciuová821/
Stoncius80102/
Stănciuț8053/
Stanczus8011/
Stanchui803/
Stancsuy801/
Sztancsu801/
Stanzu77197/
Stanču77156/
Stanću772/
Standschus715/
Stăncuț712/
Standschuß711/
Stantzou6741/
Standszus637/
Stanzù623/
Stanzú621/

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