Györfy Surname
Approximately 66 people bear this surname
Györfy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 51 | 1:192,476 | 16,435 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
The alternate forms: Győrfy (168) & Gyorfy (138) are calculated separately.
Györfy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Györfy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Györfy is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Győrfy or Gyorfy. For other potential spellings of Györfy click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Györfy? popularity and diffusion
The last name Györfy is the 2,352,516th most frequently held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Györfy are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
It is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 192,476. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Zala County, where 59 percent are found, Csongrád County, where 33 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Hungary this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 20 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Győrfy | 94 | 168 | / |
| Gyorfy | 94 | 138 | / |
| Györffy | 92 | 519 | / |
| Györfi | 83 | 1,663 | / |
| Győrffy | 77 | 947 | / |
| Gyorffy | 77 | 437 | / |
| Györffi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Gerfy | 73 | 22 | / |
| Gyorf | 73 | 7 | / |
| Gyrof | 73 | 1 | / |
| Gyoerffy | 71 | 9 | / |
| Györyová | 71 | 2 | / |
| Győrfi | 67 | 2,995 | / |
| Gyorfi | 67 | 2,421 | / |
| Gyarfi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Gerőfy | 67 | 12 | / |
| Gerafy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gyõrfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Geröfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerfay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerofy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyurfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyorof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyryev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gyraff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Georffy | 62 | 3 | / |
| Georfe | 50 | 8 | / |
| Gearfe | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Györfy
- 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