Csányi Surname

91,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Csányi Surname User-submission:

Meaning: 'from Csány' (village in Hungary).

Csányi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary5,1121:1,920212
Slovakia821:65,07912,610
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Csanyi (715) & Csànyi (1) are calculated separately.

Csányi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meaning: 'from Csány' (village in Hungary).

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Csányi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Csányi is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Csanyi or Csànyi. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Csányi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 91,765th most prevalent surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,397,420 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Csányi reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Csányi is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 5,112 people, or 1 in 1,920. In Hungary Csányi is mostly found in: Csongrád County, where 23 percent are found, Pest County, where 16 percent are found and Budapest, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Hungary Csányi is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Csanyi94715/
Csànyi941/
Csány9151/
Csáni911/
Zsányi8315/
Csa'nyi771/
Zányi7325/
Csany7313/
Csani734/
Zsáni732/
Čányi731/
Chanyi67130/
Czasny67101/
Cianyi6783/
Cionyi6763/
Chonyi6739/
Csaniz6728/
Tsanyi674/
Tsonyi672/
Csayni672/
Csanhi671/
Csangi671/
Zsónyi671/

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