Illyés Surname
Approximately 1,135 people bear this surname
Illyés Surname User-submission:
The Hungarian given name Illés (meaning Elias) turned into a surname. It also exists in the form of Éliás, both as a given name and a surname.
Illyés Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 1,119 | 1:8,772 | 1,037 |
| Romania | 7 | 1:2,868,267 | 56,178 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Illyes (754), Illyès (3) & Illyeş (1) are calculated separately.
Illyés Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Hungarian given name Illés (meaning Elias) turned into a surname. It also exists in the form of Éliás, both as a given name and a surname.
- kalman1959Illyés Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Illyés Come From? nationality or country of origin
Illyés is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Illyes, Illyès or Illyeş. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Illyés? popularity and diffusion
The surname Illyés is the 327,203rd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,420,745 people. Illyés is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Illyés reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
This last name is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 1,119 people, or 1 in 8,772. In Hungary Illyés is most numerous in: Budapest, where 29 percent reside, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 19 percent reside and Pest County, where 11 percent reside. Excluding Hungary it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 1 percent reside and Slovakia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illyes | 94 | 754 | / |
| Illyès | 94 | 3 | / |
| Ilyés | 91 | 2,610 | / |
| Illyeş | 89 | 1 | / |
| Illiys | 83 | 1 | / |
| Illyésová | 80 | 6 | / |
| Illiysh | 77 | 5 | / |
| Hillyes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Illyess | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ilyes | 73 | 4,129 | / |
| Iliys | 73 | 6 | / |
| Ilyis | 73 | 4 | / |
| Ílyés | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ilyésová | 71 | 5 | / |
| Illies | 67 | 1,331 | / |
| Illges | 67 | 103 | / |
| Illjes | 67 | 25 | / |
| Iliyos | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ilyess | 67 | 12 | / |
| Ilyish | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ellyes | 67 | 7 | / |
| Gilyes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Iliysh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gilyis | 67 | 3 | / |
| Illiès | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yllyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eilyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ilyesh | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Illyés
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