Hegedüs Surname

51,321st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Hegedüs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hegedüs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary8,9241:1,100118
Slovakia3011:17,7292,639
Austria2621:32,5025,219
Germany1981:406,59337,350
Czechia981:108,50517,820
Romania791:254,15023,921
Sweden601:164,11311,407
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
England31:18,572,686338,250
France21:33,211,361423,184
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

The alternate forms: Hegedus (5,933), Hegedüš (415), Hegedús (3), Hegeduš (416), Hegedűš (113), Hegedúš (8), Hegeduş (4), Hégedus (2), Hegedůš (1) & Hégédus (1) are calculated separately.

Hegedüs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hegedüs has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can also occur in the variant forms: Hegedus, Hegedüš, Hegedús, Hegeduš, Hegedűš, Hegedúš, Hegeduş, Hégedus, Hegedůš or Hégédus. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Hegedüs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 51,321st most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 729,703 people. The last name Hegedüs occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hegedüs live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 8,924 people, or 1 in 1,100. In Hungary Hegedüs is most common in: Budapest, where 13 percent live, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 9 percent live and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary this surname is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Austria, where 3 percent live.

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hegedüs
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