Gulyás Surname

29,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gulyás Surname User-submission:

Gulyás means 'cowherd' in Hungarian.

Gulyás Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary17,7361:55344
Slovakia2181:24,4794,095
Czechia701:151,90723,478
Romania271:743,62550,353
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Gulyáš (40), Gulyáś (1) & Gulyàs (1) are calculated separately.

Gulyás Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Gulyás means 'cowherd' in Hungarian.

- gulyasv

Gulyás Last Name Facts

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

Gulyás is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gulyáš, Gulyáś or Gulyàs. For other possible spellings of Gulyás click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gulyás? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gulyás is the 29,631st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 403,295 people. Gulyás occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gulyás reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 17,736 people, or 1 in 553. In Hungary Gulyás is mostly concentrated in: Pest County, where 14 percent reside, Budapest, where 13 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 11 percent reside. Beside Hungary it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 1 percent reside and Czechia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gulyáš9440/
Gulyáś941/
Gulyàs941/
Guljás831/
Gulyásová80214/
Gulyásova801/
Guljas67123/
Gulyášová6753/
Gulías6722/
Gulyáśová671/
Gouleas6236/
Gouleos622/
Guljash621/
Guljasch577/
Gullieas571/
Guljaš501,182/
Goliáš50230/
Golías503/
Goleos501/
Goljas501/

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