Gábor Surname

53,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,490 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Gábor Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) Descendant of Gabor, Hungarian form of Gabriel (God is my strength).

Gábor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary6,7651:1,451163
Slovakia1,2841:4,156267
Czechia8451:12,5841,767
Romania5731:35,0404,463
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

The alternate forms: Gabor (28,859), Gàbor (1) & Gabór (20) are calculated separately.

Gábor (186,975) may also be a first name.

Gábor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) Descendant of Gabor, Hungarian form of Gabriel (God is my strength).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gábor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gábor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gábor (Arabic: غيبور, Marathi: गबोर) is found most frequently in Hungary. It may appear in the variant forms: Gabor, Gàbor or Gabór. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gábor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gábor is the 53,756th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 767,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Gábor reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Gábor is also the 5,609th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 186,975 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 6,765 people, or 1 in 1,451. In Hungary Gábor is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 22 percent live, Pest County, where 18 percent live and Csongrád County, where 8 percent live. Other than Hungary this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 14 percent live and Czechia, where 9 percent live.

Gábor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gábor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gabor9328,859/
Gàbor931/
Gábore911/
Gabór8720/
Gobor80380/
Góbor80245/
Gaibor7310,931/
Gaybor731,137/
Gabour73802/
Ngobor7330/
Gabore7329/
Gobore7327/
Ghabor7316/
Gaboor7312/
Gabort7312/
Ngabor738/
Gobour737/
Goybor732/
Gabord731/
Ga'bor731/
Goubor731/
Gaborr731/
Goboor731/
Gabhor731/
Ghabour673,375/
Gaibort67180/
Gaubour6798/
Goubour6730/
Goboire6715/
Ghobour677/
Gaybort676/
Gaabour675/
Ghabore674/
Gaibore673/
Gaborre672/
Ghaboor671/
Gachbor671/
Ghasbor671/
Gootbor671/
Gaboirt671/
Gabhore671/
Gabhoir671/

Gábor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gábor in the Marathi language
गबोरgabora-
Gábor in the Arabic language
غيبورghybwr-
جابورjabwr-

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