Eötvös Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Eötvös Surname User-submission:

An ancient Hungarian occupational surname, meaning goldsmith or metalworker.

Eötvös Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2011:48,8375,225
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Eötvöš (7), Eotvos (66) & Eőtvős (2) are calculated separately.

Eötvös Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

An ancient Hungarian occupational surname, meaning goldsmith or metalworker.

- kalman1959

Eötvös Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eötvös is found most frequently in Hungary. It may be rendered as: Eötvöš, Eotvos or Eőtvős. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eötvös? popularity and diffusion

The surname Eötvös is the 1,098,270th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 32,679,578 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Eötvös are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 201 people, or 1 in 48,837. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 36 percent reside, Pest County, where 19 percent reside and Baranya County, where 16 percent reside. Barring Hungary it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eötvöš947/
Ötvös913,240/
Eotvos8966/
Eőtvős892/
Ötvösi8310/
Oetvös831/
Eötvösová8013/
Etves73102/
Ötves7361/
Otvös734/
Etavs733/
Ötvöš731/
Etvis731/
Etavis6746/
Eteves679/
Etavas674/
Eutvos673/
Eötvöšová671/
Etvous671/
Etives671/
Etovas671/

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