Mezei Surname
Approximately 15,805 people bear this surname
Mezei Surname User-submission:
In Hungarian it means 'of the fields'.
Mezei Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 8,932 | 1:1,099 | 117 |
| Romania | 4,407 | 1:4,556 | 615 |
| United States | 451 | 1:803,678 | 61,918 |
| Ukraine | 428 | 1:106,361 | 15,201 |
| Serbia | 389 | 1:18,367 | 2,127 |
| Slovakia | 279 | 1:19,127 | 2,963 |
| Canada | 256 | 1:143,928 | 14,778 |
| Czechia | 129 | 1:82,430 | 13,813 |
| Spain | 93 | 1:502,710 | 25,213 |
| Germany | 87 | 1:925,350 | 65,249 |
| Brazil | 63 | 1:3,398,005 | 96,455 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| Austria | 43 | 1:198,033 | 24,866 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Australia | 28 | 1:964,132 | 57,058 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Belgium | 20 | 1:574,832 | 53,219 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Switzerland | 9 | 1:912,546 | 58,198 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Slovenia | 6 | 1:414,612 | 18,975 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
The alternate forms: Mézei (1) are calculated separately.
Mezei (38) may also be a first name.
Mezei Surname Meaning
Mezei Demographics
Average Male Mezei Height
175.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Mezei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mezei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mezei is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Mézei. For other potential spellings of Mezei click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mezei? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 33,588th most frequently held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 461,091 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Mezei reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 38 people.
It is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 8,932 people, or 1 in 1,099. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 20 percent live, Pest County, where 15 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 9 percent live. Besides Hungary this last name exists in 39 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Mezei Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Mezei surname are 15.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 68.82% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Mezei earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.94% less than the national average, earning R 28,656 per year; in United States they earn 8.94% more than the national average, earning $47,008 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $60,206 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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