Fazakas Surname

71,529th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,902 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Fazakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fazakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,8141:3,453475
Hungary7081:13,8651,555
Canada1101:334,96030,494
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Austria251:340,61736,996
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

The alternate forms: Fazakaş (14) & Fazakaš (1) are calculated separately.

Fazakas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fazakas is borne by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as: Fazakaş or Fazakaš. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fazakas? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fazakas is the 71,529th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,055,860 people. The last name Fazakas is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Fazakas are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 5,814 people, or 1 in 3,453. In Romania Fazakas is most prevalent in: Harghita County, where 31 percent live, Covasna County, where 20 percent live and Mureș County, where 16 percent live. Not including Romania this last name occurs in 26 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Fazakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fazakas are 28.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with the party.

The amount Fazakas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.07% more than the national average, earning R 427,908 per year; in United States they earn 20.44% less than the national average, earning $34,329 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $47,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fazakaş9514/
Fazakaš951/
Farzakash881/
Fazekas8622,862/
Fazacas86464/
Vazakas86230/
Fazokas8612/
Fazékas862/
Fasakas861/
Fazekash80168/
Vatzakas8022/
Fazakosh801/
Fazekasz801/
Fazekasch751/
Fazekaš711,346/
Fazecas71260/
Fezekas7146/
Fazacos7142/
Fasekas7136/
Fazacaş7112/
Fazekaş718/
Fazekos712/
Fazekaś712/
Vasakas711/
Fázekas711/
Fazekosh67120/
Fozekash6715/
Fazecash676/
Fozakosh671/
Vagiakas671/

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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
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  • 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 Fazakas
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