Mihály Surname

82,678th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Mihály Surname Definition:

(from a place name) From Mihaly, a town in Hungary.

Mihály Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4,6851:2,095238
Romania8381:23,9593,045
Slovakia3071:17,3832,578
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

The alternate forms: Mihaly (9,420) & Mihàly (2) are calculated separately.

Mihály (84,197) may also be a first name.

Mihály Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a place name) From Mihaly, a town in Hungary.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Mihály Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mihály (Arabic: ميهالي) is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Mihaly or Mihàly. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mihály? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 82,678th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,243,821 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Mihály are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 11,859th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 84,197 people.

The surname Mihály is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is borne by 4,685 people, or 1 in 2,095. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Csongrád County, where 16 percent are found, Budapest, where 16 percent are found and Pest County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Hungary this surname is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 14 percent are found and Slovakia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mihaly949,420/
Mihàly942/
Mihályi922,708/
Mihálya928/
Miháli834/
Miholy831/
Mihála831/
Mihalyi77863/
Mihaley7774/
Mihalyo7771/
Mihalya772/
Mihaliy771/
Miholay771/
Mialy735,466/
Mioly736/
Mihálech7112/
Mihailoy711/
Mihali6710,780/
Mihale672,022/
Myhaly671,385/
Mihalj671,099/
Mihala671,024/
Mihola67169/
Mially6721/
Mihală678/
Maioly675/
Miahle674/
Mialay672/
Mialey672/
Miholi672/
Miahla671/
Miolly671/
Mioley671/
Moioly671/
Mehaly671/
Miolya671/
Meahly670/

Mihály Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mihály in the Arabic language
ميهاليmyhaly-

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