Kölcsey Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kölcsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kölcsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Kölcsey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kölcsey is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kölcsey.

How Common Is The Last Name Kölcsey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,772,636th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. Kölcsey is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kölcsey reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 613,517. In Hungary Kölcsey is most common in: Békés County, where 81 percent live, Budapest, where 6 percent live and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 6 percent live. Beside Hungary Kölcsey occurs in one country. It is also found in Romania, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kölcsei8671/
Kölce831/
Kelcey77203/
Kölcze7732/
Kölcsi771/
Kelce67602/
Kelcy67121/
Kılce6745/
Kilcy677/
Kölze673/
Kilce672/
Külce672/
Klcei671/
Kclcy671/
Klcie670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kölcsey
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