Honffy Surname
Approximately 51 people bear this surname
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This surname is a form of the Hungarian word honfi that appears in different spellings. The word means 'patriotic'. The ancient, solemn address of the citizens of the nation: my compatriots (honfitársaim 'my patriotic comrades' in mirror translation).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 50 | 1:196,326 | 16,661 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
Honffy Surname Meaning
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This surname is a form of the Hungarian word honfi that appears in different spellings. The word means 'patriotic'. The ancient, solemn address of the citizens of the nation: my compatriots (honfitársaim 'my patriotic comrades' in mirror translation). The best-known literary occurrence of the word can be found in the poem 'Huszt' by Ferenc Kölcsey (1831): 'Honfi, mit ér epedő kebel e romok ormán' ('My compatriot, what are bile breasts worth on the ridge of these ruins?', 'My compatriot, what is it worth to be gloomy here on top of these ruins?').
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Where Does The Last Name Honffy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Honffy occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Honffy? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,718,172nd most frequently used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Honffy live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 98 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Hungary, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 196,326. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 54 percent are found and Pest County, where 46 percent are found. Not including Hungary Honffy occurs in one country. It is also found in Greece, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honfy | 91 | 19 | / |
| Honffe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Honfey | 83 | 1 | / |
| Onfy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hanfy | 73 | 8,358 | / |
| Honfi | 73 | 570 | / |
| Honfe | 73 | 124 | / |
| Honfa | 73 | 12 | / |
| Henfy | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hanfey | 67 | 550 | / |
| Henfey | 67 | 32 | / |
| Hounfa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hanfay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hounfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Homfey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khonfi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hanffi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ounffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chanfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hanfiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honfio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Honfeh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Honfit | 67 | 0 | / |
| Chonffett | 67 | 0 | / |
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