Györfi Surname

240,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,663 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Györfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Györfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,3421:7,315881
Romania2441:82,2869,637
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Slovenia61:414,61218,975
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

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 more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Győrfi, Gyorfi or Gyõrfi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Györfi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 240,523rd most frequently used last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,382,168 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Györfi live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

Györfi is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 1,342 people, or 1 in 7,315. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 39 percent reside, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 16 percent reside and Budapest, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Hungary this last name exists in 10 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 15 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Győrfi942,995/
Gyorfi942,421/
Gyõrfi942/
Györffi9217/
Györfy8366/
Gyarfi8313/
Gyurfi831/
Györffy77519/
Győrffi7758/
Gyürefi7718/
Gyorffi778/
Gyurefi771/
Gerfi7328/
Gyorf737/
Gyrof731/
Györiová71118/
Györiova711/
Győrfy67168/
Gyorfy67138/
Gerőfi6776/
Gerafi6725/
Gerofi677/
Gerufi675/
Gerifi673/
Györeiová671/
Gyorof671/
Gerffi671/
Gyraff670/

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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
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