Theodorescu Surname

1,038,570th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Theodorescu Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'son of Theodore', which itself comes from the Greek theos and doron for 'God' and 'gift', i.e. 'gift of God' or 'given by God', or 'God has given'. Various varieties exist but this surname tends to be prevalent in the Southern Balkans, in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, suggesting by the language and location that it is of ancient origins of someone who had been initially a Greek speaker.

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Theodorescu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1811:110,92712,433
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
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Theodorescu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'son of Theodore', which itself comes from the Greek theos and doron for 'God' and 'gift', i.e. 'gift of God' or 'given by God', or 'God has given'. Various varieties exist but this surname tends to be prevalent in the Southern Balkans, in Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece, suggesting by the language and location that it is of ancient origins of someone who had been initially a Greek speaker.

- danphilipptodd

Theodorescu is a Romanian surname. It means "Son of Theodor".

- ainara99
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

Theodorescu Demographics

Average Theodorescu Salary in
Canada

$56,072 CAD

Per year
Rank:
73,162 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
3.0928E-5
Rank: 196,309 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
112.86%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

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Theodorescu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Theodorescu is most common in Romania. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Theodorescu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Theodorescu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Theodorescu is the 1,038,570th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 30,113,826 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Theodorescu reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Romania, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 110,927. In Romania Theodorescu is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 93 percent reside, Galați County, where 2 percent reside and Bistrița-Năsăud County, where 1 percent reside. Besides Romania Theodorescu exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Theodorescu Last Name Statistics demography

Theodorescu earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $56,072 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teodorescu9516,063/
Teodoresu902/
Teodorascu86141/
Teodoresku86106/
Teoderescu862/
Teodoreseu861/
Teodoresou861/
Theodorekou821/
Teoderascu761/
Teodoraşcu761/
Theodorikou731/
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