Géza Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Géza Surname User-submission:

A Hungarian surname, meaning 'prince' or 'duke'. A famous Géza was a grand prince of Hungary from the early 970s to 997.

Géza Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary141:701,16338,752
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Geza (3,451) & Geža (8) are calculated separately.

Géza (29,983) may also be a first name.

Géza Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Hungarian surname, meaning 'prince' or 'duke'. A famous Géza was a grand prince of Hungary from the early 970s to 997.

- gezadombi

Géza Last Name Facts

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

The surname Géza (Arabic: جيزا) occurs most in Hungary. It can also occur as a variant: Geza or Geža. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Géza? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,532,898th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Géza occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Géza live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 74 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 27,905th most numerous forename world-wide, held by 29,983 people.

The last name Géza is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 701,163. In Hungary Géza is most common in: Budapest, where 57 percent are found, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 21 percent are found and Baranya County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Hungary this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 5 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geza923,451/
Geža838/
Giza758,612/
Gyza7567/
Gîza759/
Gézo753/
Géja752/
Gíza751/
Guiza6710,395/
Gheza672,279/
Gizat672,166/
Gezai671,471/
Gezha67687/
Ngiza67443/
Ngeza67326/
Gaiza67245/
Gizai67191/
Gizas67173/
Gerza67166/
Geeza67140/
Gueza67118/
Gizha67110/
Gezay6785/
Gizay6779/
Gieza6775/
Gejza6775/
Ghiza6758/
Gezza6758/
Goiza6722/
Gezat6717/
Goyza6714/
Gizea6710/
Geyza679/
Girza678/
Gîzea675/
Gizau674/
Gayza673/
Gizga672/
Gizia672/
Gezaj672/
Gyzas672/
Gûiza672/
Guyza672/
Gizza672/
Gizaz671/
Gezia671/
Gezau671/
Gyzja671/
Gajza671/
Gärza671/
Gizad671/

Géza Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Géza in the Arabic language
جيزاjyza-

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