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 Mezei Salary in
United States
$47,008 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Mezei Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mezei Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mezei is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Mézei. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mezei? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 33,588th most widely held last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 461,091 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Mezei reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 57 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Mezei is also the 1,662,754th most frequently held given name world-wide, held by 38 people.
The surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is borne by 8,932 people, or 1 in 1,099. In Hungary Mezei is most numerous in: Budapest, where 20 percent live, Pest County, where 15 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 9 percent live. Other than Hungary this surname occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs 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 last name are 15.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 68.82% being registered to vote for the political 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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