Hajdú Surname

65,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Hajdú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hajdú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7,3451:1,336146
Slovakia1481:36,0576,609
Romania571:352,24330,194
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Hajdu (15,289), Hajdů (19) & Hajdù (1) are calculated separately.

Hajdú Last Name Facts

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

Hajdú is most common in Hungary. It may appear as a variant: Hajdu, Hajdů or Hajdù. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Hajdú? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 65,937th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 962,942 people. The surname Hajdú is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hajdú live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is borne by 7,345 people, or 1 in 1,336. In Hungary Hajdú is mostly found in: Pest County, where 17 percent are found, Budapest, where 13 percent are found and Csongrád County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Hungary Hajdú is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Romania, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hajdu9315,289/
Hajdů9319/
Hajdù931/
Hajdó80244/
Haddú801/
Haudú801/
Haydú801/
Hajdúová77112/
Hajdúova771/
Adú751/
Hajdus73199/
Hajduś73156/
Hajdeu73127/
Hajdau7358/
Hajidu734/
Hajduh732/
Hajdou732/
Hajduš731/
Hajduz731/
Hadu672,023/
Hajadou673/
Hajdusz671/
Hajdouh671/
Hajdoud671/

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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
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  • 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 Hajdú
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