Honffy Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Honffy Surname User-submission:

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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Honffy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Honffy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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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Honffy Last Name Facts

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

Honffy has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Honffy.

How Common Is The Last Name Honffy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 142,893,057 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Honffy reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

Honffy is most frequently held 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 reside and Pest County, where 46 percent reside. Besides Hungary this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Greece, where 2 percent reside.

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