Bíró Surname

43,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Bíró Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'judge' in Hungarian.

Bíró Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary11,3751:86383
Slovakia3951:13,5101,825
Romania471:427,18934,091
Czechia121:886,12273,425
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Biró (14,789), Bíro (364), Biro (22,229), Birô (2) & Birò (1) are calculated separately.

Bíró Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'judge' in Hungarian.

- birobirka

Bíró Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bíró is most common in Hungary. It can be rendered as: Biró, Bíro, Biro, Birô or Birò. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bíró? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bíró is the 43,882nd most commonly occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 615,398 people. Bíró is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Bíró are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 11,375 people, or 1 in 863. In Hungary Bíró is primarily found in: Budapest, where 17 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Hungary this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 3 percent are found and Romania, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biró9214,789/
Bíro92364/
Biro8322,229/
Birô832/
Birò831/
Beró7558/
Byró757/
Bíróová73280/
Beiró6717/
Bíros675/
Berhó674/
Betró672/
Bairó671/

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