Dávid Surname

51,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Dávid Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dávid Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8,9561:1,096115
Slovakia6491:8,223855
Romania3201:62,7437,551
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
England21:27,859,030389,889
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: David (1,201,318), Dāvid (1) & Davíd (2) are calculated separately.

Dávid (21,698) may also be a first name.

Dávid Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dávid is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: David, Dāvid or Davíd. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dávid? popularity and diffusion

It is the 51,568th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 733,154 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dávid live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 35,577th most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 21,698 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 8,956 people, or 1 in 1,096. In Hungary Dávid is mostly found in: Budapest, where 15 percent live, Pest County, where 12 percent live and Tolna County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 7 percent live and Romania, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
David931,201,318/
Dāvid931/
Davíd872/
Dovid8025/
Dávidová77555/
Dávidova774/
Davied73824/
Daveid73207/
Davidt73112/
Deivid7387/
Daivid7386/
Davidd7326/
Davaid7321/
Deyvid7320/
Dhavid7313/
Daavid7313/
Davisd739/
Davidh738/
Ddavid737/
Da'vid736/
Deavid735/
Davoid734/
Dayvid734/
Davuid733/
Daviod732/
Davidp732/
Tdavid731/
Douvid731/
Davhid731/
Dahvid731/
D'David672/
Dhavaid671/

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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 Dávid
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