Fényes Surname

408,463rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 856 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fényes Surname User-submission:

The Fényes surname means 'shining' in Hungarian. It is a noble surname.

Fényes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8151:12,0451,391
Slovakia201:266,82240,422
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Fenyes (311), Fényeš (11) & Fenyeš (7) are calculated separately.

Fényes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Fényes surname means 'shining' in Hungarian. It is a noble surname.

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Fényes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fényes is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Fenyes, Fényeš or Fenyeš. Click here for further possible spellings of Fényes.

How Common Is The Last Name Fényes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 408,463rd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 8,513,488 people. The last name Fényes occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Fényes live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Fényes is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 815 people, or 1 in 12,045. In Hungary Fényes is primarily found in: Pest County, where 40 percent reside, Budapest, where 23 percent reside and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 10 percent reside. Other than Hungary it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fenyes94311/
Fényeš9411/
Fenyeš897/
Finyes830/
Fényesová8015/
Feneyes771/
Finiyes771/
Finye73195/
Fenye7319/
Fénie731/
Feneis67367/
Vinyes67281/
Fineis67152/
Fineus67110/
Fenies67109/
Finies6797/
Fignes6747/
Fenyep6733/
Fenyoe6725/
Feneus6717/
Fenaes6713/
Finges6710/
Fenyesová679/
Fényešová678/
Finyet678/
Fineas675/
Fenyesova675/
Finyeh672/
Fenyeh672/
Fanies672/
Feneas672/
Féniès672/
Finyep671/
Fuinye671/
Fenyee671/
Venyes671/
Finyer670/

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