Stirbu Surname

74,377th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Stirbu Surname User-submission:

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'toothless man'. It is derived from the word ştirb, meaning 'toothless'.

Stirbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4,4501:4,512606
Moldova1,8301:1,946228
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Canada531:695,20056,020
Belgium441:261,28731,734
Germany251:3,220,218147,383
Israel241:356,56829,419
Greece201:553,99069,165
Italy181:3,397,594101,426
France131:5,109,440259,941
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Austria111:774,13064,097
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Ştirbu (586) are calculated separately.

Stirbu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'toothless man'. It is derived from the word ştirb, meaning 'toothless'.

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This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'toothless'. It is derived from the word ştrib, meaning 'toothless'.

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Stirbu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stirbu has its highest incidence in Romania. It may also be found as a variant: Ştirbu. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stirbu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 74,377th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,102,837 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Stirbu live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is carried by 4,450 people, or 1 in 4,512. In Romania Stirbu is mostly concentrated in: Bucharest Municipality, where 12 percent are found, Iași County, where 9 percent are found and Bacău County, where 8 percent are found. Not including Romania this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Stirbu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Stirbu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60% registered with the party.

The amount Stirbu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.07% less than the national average, earning €8,388 per year; in South Africa they earn 39.14% more than the national average, earning R 330,660 per year; in United States they earn 22.84% less than the national average, earning $33,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,083 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ştirbu94586/
Shtirbu92400/
Stirbau920/
Schtirbu8617/
Styrbu835/
Shchtirbu802/
Shtyrbu77457/
Shtirvu772/
Sterbuis711/
Strewu6713/

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