Juhász Surname

10,935th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,363 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Juhász Surname User-submission:

The meaning of the Juhász surname is 'shepherd'.

Juhász Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary49,7101:19714
Slovakia1,3841:3,856240
Romania1111:180,88218,470
Czechia1081:98,45816,343
Sweden111:895,16066,831
England61:9,286,343223,652
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Juhasz (5,629), Juhàsz (4) & Juhãsz (1) are calculated separately.

Juhász (51) may also be a first name.

Juhász Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of the Juhász surname is 'shepherd'.

- vasaszsolt

This is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'shepherd'.

- deleted-173293

Juhász Last Name Facts

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

Juhász occurs in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Juhasz, Juhàsz or Juhãsz. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Juhász? popularity and diffusion

The last name Juhász is the 10,935th most commonly held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 141,883 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Juhász live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Juhász is also the 1,396,783rd most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 51 people.

The surname is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 49,710 people, or 1 in 197. In Hungary it is most common in: Pest County, where 15 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Hungary it occurs in 26 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Romania, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Juhasz945,629/
Juhàsz944/
Juhãsz941/
Juhás911,325/
Juház911/
Juhosz833/
Juházs831/
Juhásh831/
Iuhász831/
Juhászová801,313/
Juhászova801/
Juhassz776/
Juha'sz771/
Juhas734,385/
Juhos732,101/
Juhásová711,090/
Juhásova714/
Iuhasz671,533/
Yuhasz671,228/
Juhaszová67157/
Juhaszova67130/
Juhass6723/
Juhazz6713/
Juhasc679/
Juhacz677/
Juá674/
Juhazs673/
Juházsová673/
Juhash672/
Juhais672/
Juhatz671/
Juháshová671/
Juhaus671/
Juhasj671/
Juhahz671/
Juharz671/
Juhasx671/
Suhasz671/

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