Kolozsvari Surname

477,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Kolozsvari Surname User-submission:

(Hungarian) One who came from Cluj-Napoca, Kolozsvár in Hungarian, a city in Transylvania formally owned by the Hungarian Kingdom.

Both cluj and kolozs come from diminutives of Greek Nikólaos (victorious) i.e., Nicholas, and vár, meaning 'castle' (Nicholas' Castle).

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Kolozsvari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania4681:42,9015,412
Hungary621:158,32714,141
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Canada391:944,75971,777
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
England21:27,859,030389,889
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Kolozsvári (1,690) are calculated separately.

Kolozsvari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Hungarian) One who came from Cluj-Napoca, Kolozsvár in Hungarian, a city in Transylvania formally owned by the Hungarian Kingdom.

Both cluj and kolozs come from diminutives of Greek Nikólaos (victorious) i.e., Nicholas, and vár, meaning 'castle' (Nicholas' Castle).

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Kolozsvari Last Name Facts

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

Kolozsvari is most common in Romania. It can be rendered as a variant: Kolozsvári. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolozsvari? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 477,400th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 10,410,780 people. The surname Kolozsvari occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kolozsvari are found; 76 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most widely held in Romania, where it is carried by 468 people, or 1 in 42,901. In Romania Kolozsvari is mostly found in: Cluj County, where 40 percent reside, Maramureș County, where 14 percent reside and Sibiu County, where 14 percent reside. Excluding Romania Kolozsvari exists in 22 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 9 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Kolozsvari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kolozsvari surname are 16.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70% registered with the political party.

The amount Kolozsvari earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 117.57% more than the national average, earning R 517,020 per year; in United States they earn 28.74% more than the national average, earning $55,550 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $58,614 CAD per year.

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