Kolozsvari Surname
Approximately 700 people bear this surname
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).
Read More About This SurnameKolozsvari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 468 | 1:42,901 | 5,412 |
| Hungary | 62 | 1:158,327 | 14,141 |
| United States | 47 | 1:7,711,892 | 346,147 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| South Africa | 28 | 1:1,934,918 | 88,980 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| France | 9 | 1:7,380,302 | 306,885 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
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).
- deleted-173293Kolozsvari Demographics
Average Kolozsvari Salary in
United States
$55,550 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolozsvári | 97 | 1,690 | / |
| Kolozvari | 95 | 11 | / |
| Kolosvari | 95 | 3 | / |
| Kolozsvary | 90 | 131 | / |
| Kolozhvari | 90 | 24 | / |
| Kolosvariy | 90 | 1 | / |
| Koloszvari | 90 | 1 | / |
| Kolosvary | 84 | 46 | / |
| Koložvari | 84 | 35 | / |
| Kolozvary | 84 | 16 | / |
| Kolozvári | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kolozsváry | 80 | 138 | / |
| Kolozhvary | 80 | 33 | / |
| Kolossvary | 80 | 26 | / |
| Koloshvary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Colozsvary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koloszvári | 80 | 1 | / |
| Koloszvary | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalesvari | 74 | 31 | / |
| Koložvári | 74 | 16 | / |
| Kolosváry | 74 | 16 | / |
| Colojvari | 74 | 11 | / |
| Kalasvari | 74 | 3 | / |
| Kolozváry | 74 | 2 | / |
| Colesvari | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kelasvari | 74 | 1 | / |
| Koleswari | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kolossváry | 70 | 47 | / |
| Kaleshvari | 70 | 13 | / |
| Koloszváry | 70 | 5 | / |
| Koleshvare | 70 | 1 | / |
| Khelesvari | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kaleesvari | 70 | 1 | / |
| Kaleswari | 63 | 28 | / |
| Koložváry | 63 | 5 | / |
| Coloswary | 63 | 1 | / |
| Calesvari | 63 | 1 | / |
| Kaleshwari | 60 | 35 | / |
| Kaleeswari | 60 | 22 | / |
| Kaleshvare | 60 | 2 | / |
| Kaleshveri | 60 | 1 | / |
| Kallasvaara | 57 | 2 | / |
| Kheleshwari | 57 | 1 | / |
| Colacuori | 53 | 11 | / |
| Kaleshware | 50 | 1 | / |
| Coleswaray | 50 | 1 | / |
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