Ungureanu Surname

9,265th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Ungureanu Surname User-submission:

The Ungureanu surname was given to individuals with ancestors from Hungary or of Hungarian origin. It comes from Romanian ungur, meaning 'Hungarian', and the masculine suffix -ean, which is often added to the end of words to indicate a mans place of birth, or origin.

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Ungureanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania55,1741:36427
Moldova2,7791:1,282109
Spain1,5011:31,1473,156
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
Italy2231:274,24535,724
Canada1681:219,31921,150
Greece1381:80,28813,553
England1331:418,93328,433
Germany991:813,18659,527
Belgium861:133,68219,279
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Netherlands491:344,63638,971
France461:1,443,972140,296
Denmark401:141,11812,512
Austria381:224,09027,245
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Russia211:6,863,003268,198
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Transnistria51:94,94011,199
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cyprus41:221,2198,471
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
China21:683,660,78330,601
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

The alternate forms: Unguréanu (1) are calculated separately.

Ungureanu (22) may also be a first name.

Ungureanu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ungureanu surname was given to individuals with ancestors from Hungary or of Hungarian origin. It comes from Romanian ungur, meaning 'Hungarian', and the masculine suffix -ean, which is often added to the end of words to indicate a mans place of birth, or origin. The -u at the end is most likely a common alteration of the suffix -ul, equivalent to the determiner 'the' in English. Therefore the surname means 'the Hungarian'.

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This is a Romanian surname, denoting a Hungarian man. Ironically enough, this could very likely refer to Transylvania, which was formally Hungarian, but now part of Romania.

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Ungureanu is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Hungarian man'.

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Ungureanu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ungureanu (Russian: Унгуреану) is found most in Romania. It may also occur as: Unguréanu. Click here for further possible spellings of Ungureanu.

How Common Is The Last Name Ungureanu? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 9,265th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 119,126 people. The surname Ungureanu occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Ungureanu are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Ungureanu is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename at a global level It is held by 22 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 55,174 people, or 1 in 364. In Romania it is most frequent in: Iași County, where 8 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 8 percent live and Botoșani County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Romania it is found in 51 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 5 percent live and Spain, where 2 percent live.

Ungureanu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ungureanu last name are 10.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ungureanu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 77.04% less than the national average, earning €6,896 per year; in United States they earn 5.54% more than the national average, earning $45,541 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $49,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Unguréanu961/
Ungurenu944/
Ugureanu942/
Unureanu942/
Unguranu941/
Ungurianu891,219/
Unguryanu89950/
Ungurenus892/
Unourenu821/
Ogoreanu7143/
Ogoranu6325/
Ogurinu6313/
Onorenu631/

Ungureanu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ungureanu in the Russian language
Унгуреануungureanu-

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