Nagy Surname

1,273rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 419,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Nagy Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) The big man.

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Nagy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary230,5631:432
Egypt85,6961:1,073148
Romania41,2941:48649
United States20,7331:17,4822,212
Slovakia12,1821:4385
Canada5,2001:7,0861,047
Yemen5,1621:5,119725
Germany3,4151:23,5743,124
Austria2,1331:3,992411
Australia1,8101:14,9152,118
England1,4821:37,5974,907
Brazil1,1991:178,5446,887
Czechia1,1411:9,3191,212
Sweden7431:13,2531,139
Spain7311:63,9565,769
France7141:93,02913,494
Switzerland5201:15,7942,589
Belgium4731:24,3063,843
Argentina4401:97,1448,179
Saudi Arabia3181:97,03114,320
Netherlands3121:54,1269,292
Croatia2321:18,2273,728
South Africa2031:266,88526,661
Thailand1721:410,68872,080
Poland1611:236,07930,273
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Norway1381:37,2635,279
Denmark1311:43,0894,489
Slovenia1311:18,9904,328
Portugal1131:92,1974,545
Iraq1051:333,5406,405
Palestine1041:43,7394,800
Venezuela961:314,6267,121
Ireland911:51,7473,694
Italy891:687,15459,360
Lebanon811:69,5944,978
New Zealand701:64,6909,897
Scotland611:87,7676,275
Finland531:103,71110,499
Serbia531:134,8109,704
Uruguay501:68,6357,289
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Israel371:231,28721,601
Greece341:325,87646,418
Wales341:91,0167,411
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Mexico251:4,965,04829,049
Paraguay251:289,4704,710
Luxembourg211:27,6454,917
China191:71,964,2933,948
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Syria161:1,206,3147,138
Oman141:263,4264,299
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Peru111:2,889,46628,985
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Panama51:782,45211,059
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Malta41:107,5681,849
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Norfolk Island31:765177
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Anguilla21:6,718471
Kyrgyzstan21:2,986,32784,533
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominica11:75,891912
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
San Marino11:33,214932
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Nágy (1) are calculated separately.

Nagy (34,046) may also be a first name.

Nagy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) The big man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Nagy means "big" in Hungarian and refers to someone great or powerful. It is the most common name in Hungary.

- lopeared_rabbit

The Nagy surname is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'great man' or 'big man'.

- deleted-173293

It means 'big' in Hungarian.

- kolompos

Nagy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nagy (Arabic: نجاي, Bengali: নাগ্য, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻲ, Marathi: नाग्य) is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Nágy. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,273rd most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 17,386 people. The surname Nagy is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Nagy live; 68 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 25,260th most widely held first name globally. It is borne by 34,046 people.

It is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 230,563 people, or 1 in 43. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 14 percent are found, Pest County, where 12 percent are found and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 11 percent are found. Not including Hungary this last name exists in 114 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 20 percent are found and Romania, where 10 percent are found.

Nagy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nagy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nagy last name expanded 129,581 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Nagy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nagy last name are 4.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nagy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.99% less than the national average, earning €9,912 per year; in Norway they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning 310,666 kr per year; in Peru they earn 11.36% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,183 per year; in South Africa they earn 148.7% more than the national average, earning R 591,000 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% more than the national average, earning $46,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $51,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nágy921/
Nagay892,606/
Nagoy891,374/
Nagey89699/
Nagyi89314/
Nagys89214/
Nagiy89206/
Nagyp89153/
Naggy89115/
Naguy8981/
Naagy8931/
Naghy8922/
Nagyy897/
Ngagy895/
Neagy894/
Nnagy894/
Nagyd891/
Natgy891/
Nagaya8015,427/
Nangay801,941/
Nangoy80735/
Gnagey80412/
Naggay80285/
Naigay80223/
Nagaiy8092/
Neagoy8034/
Nahagy8011/
Naghiy809/
Nangey808/
Naugiy804/
Nagahy804/
Gnaguy802/
Naghay802/
Nnagay801/
Nagayp801/
Naguye801/
Nagybp801/
Nagytė801/
Naghey801/
Gnagay800/
Gnaggy800/
Nagi7561,509/
Naga7548,127/
Nage7512,082/
Nayt75521/
Nogy75443/
Nagj7521/
Nayd7514/
Nagí751/
Nagé751/
Ngagaya7377/
Nanggoy7372/
Nanghiy7346/
Nanggay7322/
Naggaya738/
Nagaych737/
Nagaaya733/
Nagguye731/
Naghoey731/
Nauggay731/
Naagyth731/
Naghaya731/
Naughey730/
Nagai67195,058/
Naiga6714,039/
Naghi6711,302/
Nageh6710,510/
Nangi678,042/
Nagui674,185/
Nogay673,676/
Neaga673,481/
Nange672,247/
Nogoy672,223/
Nager672,202/
Ngagi671,837/
Nagit671,250/
Nages671,141/
Nagaj67785/
Nagep67537/
Nauga67512/
Nagip67507/
Naged67472/
Nagga67452/
Nagha67440/
Nagee67419/
Naggi67418/
Nagih67392/
Nayga67301/
Nnagi67286/
Naigi67245/
Nogiy67162/
Gnagi67159/
Naghe67148/
Naagi67147/
Gnage67128/
Nagii67123/
Nauge67120/
Naget67120/
Naaga67116/
Nagie67115/
Nagis67113/
Nagje6797/
Nagid6794/
Nayte6784/
Nagge6783/
Nagea6780/
Nagoi6766/
Ngage6761/
Nagoa6743/
Nagaa6740/
Nnaga6740/
Noggy6738/
Naygi6738/
Ngoyt6736/
Naige6727/
Nayts6725/
Neagi6723/
Naage6721/
Nagîț6713/
Nágay6712/
Nagîţ6710/
Noguy678/
Nagoj677/
Nnage676/
Nogyd676/
Nagez675/
Nagér675/
Naguj675/
Nagayova674/
Nayge674/
Notgy673/
Naugi673/
Nagej672/
Naggyová672/
Naytt672/
Neagă672/
Nhage672/
N'Agi671/
Nagiz671/
Nakgi671/
Nodgy671/
Nogey671/
Nagaí671/
Nagès671/
Ngayd671/
Naayt671/
Nayst671/

Nagy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻨﺎﺟﻲalnajy-
Nagy in the Bengali language
নাগ্যnagya-
Nagy in the Marathi language
नाग्यnagya-
Nagy in the Arabic language
نجايnjay-

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