Fazekas Surname

23,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,862 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fazekas Surname User-submission:

Fazekas means 'potter' in Hungarian.

Fazekas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary17,1611:57245
United States2,0841:173,92517,491
Romania1,4421:13,9241,792
Canada4761:77,4078,696
Slovakia4321:12,3531,614
Austria2951:28,8664,606
Australia1801:149,97615,919
England1381:403,75427,757
Germany1201:670,87952,024
France1091:609,38380,423
Brazil761:2,816,76883,410
Czechia731:145,66422,715
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Serbia121:595,41221,526
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
American Samoa11:55,7583,072

The alternate forms: Fazekaš (1,346), Fazekaş (8), Fazekaś (2), Fazékas (2), Fázekas (1), Fazekáš (38) & Fažekaš (3) are calculated separately.

Fazekas (26) may also be a first name.

Fazekas Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Fazekas means 'potter' in Hungarian.

- nuca

Fazekas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fazekas (Russian: Фазекас) has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can occur as a variant: Fazekaš, Fazekaş, Fazekaś, Fazékas, Fázekas, Fazekáš or Fažekaš. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fazekas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 23,697th most widely held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 318,762 people. The surname Fazekas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Fazekas live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 75 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Fazekas is also the 2,084,397th most commonly occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 26 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 17,161 people, or 1 in 572. In Hungary Fazekas is most prevalent in: Pest County, where 15 percent reside, Budapest, where 15 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 8 percent reside. Not including Hungary this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Romania, where 6 percent reside.

Fazekas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fazekas last name are 7.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.46% registered with the political party.

The amount Fazekas earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 54.66% more than the national average, earning 535,252 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 185.01% more than the national average, earning R 677,292 per year; in Colombia they earn 492.56% more than the national average, earning $134,526,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,724 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.96% more than the national average, earning $50,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Fazekas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fazekas in the Russian language
Фазекасfazekas-

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