Czigány Surname

302,643rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,254 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Czigány Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Czigány Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,1741:8,361993
Slovakia531:100,68819,203
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Czigany (76) & Czígány (1) are calculated separately.

Czigány Last Name Facts

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

The last name Czigány occurs most in Hungary. It can be found as: Czigany or Czígány. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Czigány? popularity and diffusion

Czigány is the 302,643rd most commonly held family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,811,440 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Czigány are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in Hungary, where it is carried by 1,174 people, or 1 in 8,361. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Zala County, where 28 percent reside, Budapest, where 16 percent reside and Komárom-Esztergom County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary Czigány is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 4 percent reside and Czechia, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Czigany9576/
Czígány951/
Czigányi9315/
Cigány9219/
Zigány9215/
Czégány86129/
Czigony8626/
Cziganyi802/
Cigany7769/
Cigony7746/
Zigany772/
Cigáni771/
Ziganay71449/
Cziganj7119/
Scigany713/
Czegany711/
Ciganyi711/
Dzsugány672/
Chigonyo671/
Cigáń671/
Zhiganyy671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Czigány
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