Batthyány Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Batthyány Surname User-submission:

Hungarian surname, referring to a person coming from a village called Battyán, most probably Szabadbattyán, Fejér County, central Hungary. Hungary's first ever Prime Minister, executed in 1849, was called Count Lajos Batthyány (1807–1849).

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Batthyány Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary201:490,81431,291
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Batthyany (157) are calculated separately.

Batthyány Surname Meaning

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Hungarian surname, referring to a person coming from a village called Battyán, most probably Szabadbattyán, Fejér County, central Hungary. Hungary's first ever Prime Minister, executed in 1849, was called Count Lajos Batthyány (1807–1849). Moreover, Prince László Batthyány-Strattmann (1870–1931), known as the 'physician of the poor', was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church in 2003.

- kalman1959

Batthyány Last Name Facts

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

The surname Batthyány occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Batthyany. Click here for further possible spellings of Batthyány.

How Common Is The Last Name Batthyány? popularity and diffusion

Batthyány is the 3,485,539th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Batthyány reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 63 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 490,814. In Hungary Batthyány is primarily found in: Vas County, where 95 percent reside and Budapest, where 5 percent reside. Not including Hungary it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 19 percent reside and Slovakia, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Batthyany96157/
Batthyányi951/
Battyány942/
Battyányi89308/
Bathyányi891/
Battyáni8214/
Battyany827/
Battyanyi7868/
Bottyányi7836/
Bathiany7135/
Battiany7116/
Bathyana7114/
Battyani718/
Bottyáni717/
Batteany710/
Battyanie6718/
Bottyanyi671/

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