Şerban Surname

56,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,992 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Şerban Surname User-submission:

(Romanian) From the personal name Şerban (from Latin servus, which means 'servant', 'slave', 'serf-slave').

Şerban Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania8,9891:2,234294
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

The alternate forms: Serban (57,517), Šerban (38) & Serbán (495) are calculated separately.

Şerban (901) may also be a first name.

Şerban Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Romanian) From the personal name Şerban (from Latin servus, which means 'servant', 'slave', 'serf-slave').

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Șerban is aRomanian surname, meaning 'Serbian', someone from Serbia ('alliance').

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This is a Romanian surname, meaning 'Serbian man'.

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Şerban Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şerban occurs most in Romania. It can also be found in the variant forms: Serban, Šerban or Serbán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Şerban? popularity and diffusion

It is the 56,402nd most numerous family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 810,448 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Şerban are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 270,435th most widely held first name in the world, held by 901 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 8,989 people, or 1 in 2,234. In Romania Şerban is most frequent in: Bucharest Municipality, where 14 percent reside, Dâmbovița County, where 8 percent reside and Prahova County, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Romania this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 0 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serban9457,517/
Šerban9438/
Serbán89495/
Cerban83391/
Zerban83241/
Sherban77838/
Scerban77260/
Cherban7788/
Zearban779/
Zeerban777/
Sierban777/
Szerban775/
Seerban774/
Serbang774/
Cerbanc772/
Cerband772/
Serbean771/
Serbahn771/
Serbain771/
Zehrban771/
Serrban771/
Cerrban770/
Scherban711,686/
Sherbahn71161/
Serbasin7112/
Sherbank7112/
Cherbane716/
Scerbane715/
Serbanne713/
Sherbann713/
Sherband713/
Shehrban712/
Szcerban712/
Cherband711/
Sherrban711/
Sherbane710/
Sheirban710/
Shcherban6712,584/
Servan674,287/
Cervan671,178/
Çirban67273/
Sirban67216/
Cerbon67166/
Serbon67135/
Zervan67125/
Cerbón6713/
Šerbanová6713/
Serbanová679/
Cerbán677/
Scherbank675/
Šervan675/
Scherbain674/
Serbanova673/
Serbam672/
Cerbam672/
Sărban672/
Scherbahn672/
Sherbaunk671/
Cherbanne671/
Scherbane671/
Cirban671/
Cerbanova671/
Zerbon670/

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