Honfy Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

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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Honfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

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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Honfy Last Name Facts

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.

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Homfey733/
Hounfe733/
Khonfi732/
Hanfiy731/
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Honfeh730/
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