Gulyás Surname
Approximately 18,070 people bear this surname
Gulyás Surname User-submission:
Gulyás means 'cowherd' in Hungarian.
Gulyás Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 17,736 | 1:553 | 44 |
| Slovakia | 218 | 1:24,479 | 4,095 |
| Czechia | 70 | 1:151,907 | 23,478 |
| Romania | 27 | 1:743,625 | 50,353 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Gulyáš (40), Gulyáś (1) & Gulyàs (1) are calculated separately.
Gulyás Surname Meaning
Gulyás Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gulyás Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gulyás is most common in Hungary. It can occur as: Gulyáš, Gulyáś or Gulyàs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gulyás? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gulyás is the 29,631st most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 403,295 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Gulyás live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 17,736 people, or 1 in 553. In Hungary Gulyás is primarily found in: Pest County, where 14 percent are found, Budapest, where 13 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Hungary it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.
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