Țurcanu Surname

525,029th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Țurcanu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Țurcanu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6151:32,6474,164
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

The alternate forms: Turcanu (9,144) & Ţurcanu (657) are calculated separately.

Țurcanu Last Name Facts

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

Țurcanu is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Turcanu or Ţurcanu. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Țurcanu? popularity and diffusion

The surname Țurcanu is the 525,029th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,792,145 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Țurcanu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in Romania, where it is borne by 615 people, or 1 in 32,647. In Romania Țurcanu is most common in: Botoșani County, where 37 percent reside, Iași County, where 21 percent reside and Bacău County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Romania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 0 percent reside and Cyprus, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Turcanu959,144/
Ţurcanu95657/
Țurcan9262/
Durcanu861/
Turcan7715,768/
Durcan772,212/
Ursanu77116/
Ţurcan7753/
Urşanu7720/
Urzanu771/
Turcoianu756/
Turcoeanu751/
Durucan711,198/
Urseanu71130/
Turcano7169/
Urkanuz7147/
Durican7145/
Turacan7131/
Turkanu7129/
Turcany7128/
Turcani717/
Duracan715/
Durocan712/
Durcaná711/
Durcany711/
Turucan711/
Turcaan711/
Turcoane6739/
Turuican6730/
Duyarcan6713/
Dourecannou6711/
Turcanyi672/
Turacano671/
Durcaiun671/
Ursățanu671/
Orgianou5341/

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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 Țurcanu
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