Lengyel Surname

24,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

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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Lengyel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary14,2311:69061
United States2,4941:145,33215,011
Slovakia2,1861:2,44198
Romania1,6011:12,5411,591
Canada3611:102,06511,068
Austria2201:38,7076,231
Australia1461:184,90218,557
Germany1201:670,87952,024
Czechia991:107,40917,673
France821:810,03397,301
England761:733,13240,828
Sweden621:158,81911,058
Switzerland561:146,65914,074
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Argentina291:1,473,91182,038
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Italy171:3,597,452102,597
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Wales51:618,90625,852
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

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.

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Lengyel is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'Polish man'; denoting someone who came from the country of Poland.

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Lengyel 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lengyell9385/
Lengyeli932/
Lenygyel931/
Langyel8633/
Lengyle862/
Longyel862/
Leongyl861/
Longyil7174/
Langyal7115/
Luangyal671/
Longyaola6321/
Lungyalee635/
Lunagyali631/

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