Where Does The Last Name György Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname György is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Gyorgy or Győrgy. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name György? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname György is the 71,493^rd most commonly occurring family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,055,248 people. The last name György occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of György reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. György is also the 11,181^st most commonly held first name globally, borne by 90,220 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 5,192 people, or 1 in 1,891. In Hungary György is mostly found in: Budapest, where 17 percent live, Pest County, where 16 percent live and Veszprém County, where 9 percent live. Not including Hungary this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 18 percent live and Slovakia, where 5 percent live.

György Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of György has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the György surname rose 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.