Császár Surname

71,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,948 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Császár Surname User-submission:

Császár is a Hungarian variant of Caesar, meaning 'emperor'.

Császár Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary6,6151:1,484167
Romania1501:133,85214,523
Slovakia1371:38,9527,218
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Császar (27), Csaszár (23) & Csaszar (2,034) are calculated separately.

Császár Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Császár is a Hungarian variant of Caesar, meaning 'emperor'.

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Császár Last Name Facts

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

The last name Császár is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Császar, Csaszár or Csaszar. For other potential spellings of Császár click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Császár? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 71,103rd most widely held surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,048,870 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Császár live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 6,615 people, or 1 in 1,484. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Csongrád County, where 11 percent are found and Pest County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Hungary it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 2 percent are found and Slovakia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Császar9527/
Csaszár9523/
Csásár922/
Csaszar902,034/
Chászár868/
Csázsár861/
Császárová82111/
Csásar771/
Csásárová752/
Csoszor7170/
Csaszárová7126/
Császarová7112/
Czászárová711/
Cósár671/
Casár671/
Csaszsar670/

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Footnotes

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