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Surname Ciobanu (Ciobanu
, Чобану
, צ'ובאנו
) , in all the world, is a common family name. The cognomen Ciobanu is characteristic of Moldova, where it is a common surname, Romania, and Macao, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Romania, Moldova, and Italy. Very seldom, Ciobanu is the forename as well as the last name.