Kazinczy Surname

767,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 371 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kazinczy Surname User-submission:

Hungarian surname, meaning a person from the village of Kazinc, which forms currently part of the town of Kazincbarcika in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County of northeastern Hungary. That village name could be perhaps of Slavic origin, meaning goat shed ('kozinec').

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Kazinczy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3231:30,3913,319
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kazinczy Surname Meaning

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Hungarian surname, meaning a person from the village of Kazinc, which forms currently part of the town of Kazincbarcika in the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County of northeastern Hungary. That village name could be perhaps of Slavic origin, meaning goat shed ('kozinec'). The most famous Kazinczy, Ferenc Kazinczy (1759–1831) was a Hungarian author, poet, translator, neologist, and an agent of the regeneration of the Hungarian language and literature at the turn of the 19th century. His youngest son, Lajos Kazinczy (1820–1849) was a colonel of the Hungarian Army and a martyr of the Hungarian War of Independence of 1848–1849.

- kalman1959

Kazinczy Last Name Facts

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

Kazinczy is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kazinczy? popularity and diffusion

Kazinczy is the 767,694th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 19,642,981 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kazinczy reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Kazinczy is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 30,391. In Hungary it is most common in: Budapest, where 25 percent live, Pest County, where 16 percent live and Nógrád County, where 12 percent live. Excluding Hungary Kazinczy occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent live and Argentina, where 2 percent live.

Kazinczy Last Name Statistics demography

Kazinczy earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 94.38% more than the national average, earning $83,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kazincz933/
Kazinczi88638/
Kacinczy881/
Kazinci8089/
Kazinzi805/
Kazanczi751/
Kazenze67206/
Kasinze6711/
Koznicz6711/
Kacinca671/
Kuznycz671/
Kuznicz671/
Kasince671/
Kazancıo63126/
Kuzunicz631/
Kuznewycz5917/
Kuzniewcz591/
Kuzniewycz562/
Guzenicz502/

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