Stircu Surname

512,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Moldova

Stircu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stircu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4521:44,4205,570
Moldova1711:20,8273,525
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Stîrcu (101) are calculated separately.

Stircu Last Name Facts

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

Stircu is held by more people in Romania than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Stîrcu. Click here for other possible spellings of Stircu.

How Common Is The Last Name Stircu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Stircu is the 512,799th most numerous family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 11,440,417 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Stircu reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 452 people, or 1 in 44,420. In Romania it is primarily concentrated in: Dolj County, where 29 percent are found, Brăila County, where 27 percent are found and Bucharest Municipality, where 15 percent are found. Not including Romania this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 27 percent are found and Italy, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Stîrcu94101/
Stercu835/
Sterscu771/
Stercus770/
Stirgius711/
Styrku6733/
Sterku670/
Sterkuš6238/
Stergiu6236/
Sterkau6222/
Strezou6212/
Sterkus626/
Sturkuy621/
Stregiou572/
Stertgiou531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Stircu
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