Györfi Surname
Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname
Györfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 1,342 | 1:7,315 | 881 |
| Romania | 244 | 1:82,286 | 9,637 |
| Germany | 55 | 1:1,463,736 | 89,144 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
The alternate forms: Győrfi (2,995), Gyorfi (2,421) & Gyõrfi (2) are calculated separately.
Györfi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Györfi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Györfi occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Győrfi, Gyorfi or Gyõrfi. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Györfi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 240,523rd most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 4,382,168 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Györfi are found; 95 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 1,342 people, or 1 in 7,315. In Hungary Györfi is primarily found in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 39 percent reside, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 16 percent reside and Budapest, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Hungary Györfi is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Győrfi | 94 | 2,995 | / |
| Gyorfi | 94 | 2,421 | / |
| Gyõrfi | 94 | 2 | / |
| Györffi | 92 | 17 | / |
| Györfy | 83 | 66 | / |
| Gyarfi | 83 | 13 | / |
| Gyurfi | 83 | 1 | / |
| Györffy | 77 | 519 | / |
| Győrffi | 77 | 58 | / |
| Gyürefi | 77 | 18 | / |
| Gyorffi | 77 | 8 | / |
| Gyurefi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gerfi | 73 | 28 | / |
| Gyorf | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gyrof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Györiová | 71 | 118 | / |
| Györiova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Győrfy | 67 | 168 | / |
| Gyorfy | 67 | 138 | / |
| Gerőfi | 67 | 76 | / |
| Gerafi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Gerofi | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gerufi | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gerifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Györeiová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyorof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerffi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyraff | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Györfi
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis