Lengyel Surname
Approximately 21,944 people bear this surname
Lengyel Surname User-submission:
Lengyel is a Hungarian surname referring to a Polish man, or one who came from Poland. The etymology of lengyel is from the Lechitic tribe of Lendians, from lęda, meaning 'field'; cognate with land in modern Polish.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 14,231 | 1:690 | 61 |
| United States | 2,494 | 1:145,332 | 15,011 |
| Slovakia | 2,186 | 1:2,441 | 98 |
| Romania | 1,601 | 1:12,541 | 1,591 |
| Canada | 361 | 1:102,065 | 11,068 |
| Austria | 220 | 1:38,707 | 6,231 |
| Australia | 146 | 1:184,902 | 18,557 |
| Germany | 120 | 1:670,879 | 52,024 |
| Czechia | 99 | 1:107,409 | 17,673 |
| France | 82 | 1:810,033 | 97,301 |
| England | 76 | 1:733,132 | 40,828 |
| Sweden | 62 | 1:158,819 | 11,058 |
| Switzerland | 56 | 1:146,659 | 14,074 |
| Brazil | 50 | 1:4,281,487 | 114,765 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Spain | 24 | 1:1,948,002 | 52,403 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Italy | 17 | 1:3,597,452 | 102,597 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
Lengyel (13) may also be a first name.
Lengyel Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Lengyel is a Hungarian surname referring to a Polish man, or one who came from Poland. The etymology of lengyel is from the Lechitic tribe of Lendians, from lęda, meaning 'field'; cognate with land in modern Polish.
- deleted-173293Lengyel is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'Polish man'; denoting someone who came from the country of Poland.
- deleted-173293Lengyel is a nationality name. It means "Polish" in Hungarian.
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Lengyel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lengyel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Lengyel is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Lengyel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 24,613th most prevalent last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 332,097 people. The last name Lengyel occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Lengyel reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 13 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is borne by 14,231 people, or 1 in 690. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 17 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Hungary Lengyel occurs in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Slovakia, where 10 percent are found.
Lengyel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Lengyel are 8.81% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.58% being registered with the party.
The amount Lengyel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Italy they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning €36,333 per year; in United States they earn 6.13% more than the national average, earning $45,793 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.83% more than the national average, earning $56,059 CAD per year.
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