Erdély Surname
Approximately 280 people bear this surname
Erdély Surname User-submission:
Erdély means 'Transylvania'. The -i on the end means that it belongs to that place. So together it means 'Transylvanian', or 'belonging to Transylvania'.
Erdély Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 144 | 1:139,430 | 14,992 |
| Hungary | 120 | 1:81,802 | 8,194 |
| Slovakia | 14 | 1:381,175 | 50,143 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Erdely (1,120), Erdèly (1) & Érdely (1) are calculated separately.
Erdély Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Erdély means 'Transylvania'. The -i on the end means that it belongs to that place. So together it means 'Transylvanian', or 'belonging to Transylvania'.
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Where Does The Last Name Erdély Come From? nationality or country of origin
Erdély is found most in Romania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Erdely, Erdèly or Érdely. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Erdély? popularity and diffusion
The last name Erdély is the 937,786th most frequently held last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,026,950 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Erdély are found; 99 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 51 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname Erdély is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is borne by 144 people, or 1 in 139,430. In Romania it is mostly found in: Harghita County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Romania it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 43 percent reside and Slovakia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erdely | 94 | 1,120 | / |
| Erdèly | 94 | 1 | / |
| Erdélyi | 92 | 9,229 | / |
| Érdely | 89 | 1 | / |
| Erdéli | 83 | 30 | / |
| Erdelyi | 77 | 1,793 | / |
| Erdeily | 77 | 10 | / |
| Erdalay | 77 | 9 | / |
| Eardely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erdeluy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erdilyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erdèlyi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erdeley | 77 | 1 | / |
| Erdeli | 67 | 628 | / |
| Erdali | 67 | 195 | / |
| Erdelj | 67 | 120 | / |
| Erdila | 67 | 107 | / |
| Erdile | 67 | 22 | / |
| Erdőhelyi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Erdili | 67 | 11 | / |
| Erdlej | 67 | 7 | / |
| Erdela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Erdele | 67 | 5 | / |
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