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
Györfy is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Győrfy or Gyorfy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Györfy? popularity and diffusion
The surname Györfy is the 2,352,516th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name Györfy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Györfy are found; 77 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Györfy is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 192,476. In Hungary Györfy is most numerous in: Zala County, where 59 percent are found, Csongrád County, where 33 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 4 percent are found. Not including Hungary Györfy is found in 2 countries. It is also found 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
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