Dudás Surname

45,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Dudás Surname User-submission:

Dudás is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'one who is playing bagpipe', from the word duda, which means 'bagpipe'.

Dudás Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary11,3521:86584
Slovakia841:63,52912,320
Czechia291:366,67143,532
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

The alternate forms: Dudas (7,801), Dudáš (2,055), Dudàs (2), Dudaš (2,280), Dudaş (220), Dūdas (2) & Dudaś (1) are calculated separately.

Dudás (10) may also be a first name.

Dudás Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dudás is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'one who is playing bagpipe', from the word duda, which means 'bagpipe'.

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Dudás Last Name Facts

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

Dudás occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Dudas, Dudáš, Dudàs, Dudaš, Dudaş, Dūdas or Dudaś. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudás? popularity and diffusion

Dudás is the 45,164th most widespread last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 634,251 people. The surname Dudás occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dudás reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Dudás is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 11,352 people, or 1 in 865. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Pest County, where 16 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 13 percent live. Aside from Hungary this surname exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dudas937,801/
Dudáš932,055/
Dudàs932/
Dudaš872,280/
Dudaş87220/
Dūdas872/
Dudaś871/
Dudos80196/
Dudáč809/
Dudásová77107/
Dudash733,034/
Dhudas73119/
Dudasz7367/
Doudos7365/
Dudous7341/
Dudois7331/
Daudas7328/
Dudase737/
Dudose736/
Dudoos735/
Dudosh734/
Doudas734/
Dudoss732/
Dusdos731/
Dudhas731/
Dudass731/
Dudašs731/
Duda's731/
Dhudase67502/
Dudasch6758/
Daudois6727/
Doudous678/
Dhudash672/
Daudase671/
Douydas671/
Dudahsh671/
Daudhas671/

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