Zavoianu Surname

268,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Zavoianu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zavoianu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,4271:14,0701,808
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Zăvoianu (594) & Zävoianu (1) are calculated separately.

Zavoianu Last Name Facts

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

Zavoianu has its highest incidence in Romania. It can also occur as: Zăvoianu or Zävoianu. For other potential spellings of Zavoianu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zavoianu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 268,122nd most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,005,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Zavoianu live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 1,427 people, or 1 in 14,070. In Romania it is most frequent in: Ialomița County, where 14 percent reside, Argeș County, where 14 percent reside and Brăila County, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Romania this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zăvoianu96594/
Zävoianu961/
Zavienu801/
Saviyanu751/
Saveanu67136/
Coveianu63106/
Sabiyanu633/
Zabajungu598/
Zevounnou591/
Soubiyanou563/
Cobeanu53229/
Săveanu5387/
Coveanu536/
Zowahouenou532/
Zabeenu531/
Sovejanu507/
Shabaneu503/
Sabounou502/
Jabayanu501/
Cășveanu501/
Zabeinou501/
Zawainou501/
Shabeinu501/
Sabayanu501/
Sayweinu501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Zavoianu
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