Honfy Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Honfy 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 16 | 1:613,517 | 35,830 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Honfy 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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Where Does The Last Name Honfy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Honfy occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Honfy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most common family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Honfy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Honfy are found; 84 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 613,517. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 94 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 6 percent are found. Barring Hungary this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honffy | 91 | 51 | / |
| Honfey | 91 | 1 | / |
| Onfy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Hanfy | 80 | 8,358 | / |
| Honfi | 80 | 570 | / |
| Honfe | 80 | 124 | / |
| Honfa | 80 | 12 | / |
| Henfy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hanfey | 73 | 550 | / |
| Henfey | 73 | 32 | / |
| Hanfay | 73 | 5 | / |
| Hounfa | 73 | 5 | / |
| Homfey | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hounfe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Khonfi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Hanfiy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chanfy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honfio | 73 | 1 | / |
| Honfeh | 73 | 0 | / |
| Honfit | 73 | 0 | / |
| Khounfi | 67 | 273 | / |
| Khonfeh | 67 | 30 | / |
| Chonphy | 67 | 17 | / |
| Onfa | 67 | 10 | / |
| Johnfey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chanfoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Omfy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounfei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hounfai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Enfy | 67 | 0 | / |
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