Bobály Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Bobály Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bobály Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1871:52,4935,577
Slovakia101:533,64560,629

The alternate forms: Bobaly (83) are calculated separately.

Bobály Last Name Facts

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

Bobály (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻟﻲ) is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant: Bobaly. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bobály? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,198,640th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bobály live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Bobály is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 187 people, or 1 in 52,493. In Hungary Bobály is most common in: Nógrád County, where 28 percent reside, Pest County, where 22 percent reside and Budapest, where 17 percent reside. Other than Hungary Bobály occurs in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bobaly9483/
Babály83106/
Boboly834/
Boubaly77176/
Bobolya7739/
Bobaliy774/
Bobally771/
Bossbaly7138/
Boubally714/
Boubaley712/
Bobola672,990/
Boboli671,714/
Bobale67619/
Bobala67580/
Bobole67329/
Babaly67178/
Bobali67177/
Bhobhaliy6758/
Bobalj6729/
Baboly675/
Bowaly671/
Bhobhalay671/
Buvoly671/
Bovaly671/

Bobály Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bobály in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻟﻲbwbaly85.71
ﺑﻮﺑﺎﻟﻰbwbaly14.29

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bobály
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