Ghimessy Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ghimessy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ghimessy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary181:545,34933,535
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077

Ghimessy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ghimessy is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ghimessy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ghimessy live; 82 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 545,349. In Hungary Ghimessy is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 83 percent are found, Bács-Kiskun County, where 6 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 6 percent are found. Other than Hungary Ghimessy exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 18 percent are found and Sweden, where 18 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gimessy935/
Ghymessy881/
Gimesy8615/
Gimeses803/
Gemessy801/
Ghimešsi753/
Guimessi751/
Gimesi71455/
Gémesy711/
Gemesy711/
Ghimisi67345/
Guimese6730/
Gimisis6716/
Ghumasy6710/
Gemesis672/
Gemessa671/
Ghimasi671/
Gimosse671/
Gumesse671/
Gemeses671/
Ghumese671/
Ghimise670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Ghimessy
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