Pogány Surname

269,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pogány Surname User-submission:

A surname of Hungarian origin, meaning 'pagan'.

Pogány Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1,3011:7,545909
Slovakia1411:37,8477,000
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Pogany (600) are calculated separately.

Pogány Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A surname of Hungarian origin, meaning 'pagan'.

- laszlo.bernat.1953

Pogány Last Name Facts

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

Pogány is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Pogany. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pogány? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 269,873rd most commonly held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,039,797 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pogány live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Pogány is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is held by 1,301 people, or 1 in 7,545. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 28 percent live, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 24 percent live and Pest County, where 13 percent live. Other than Hungary it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 10 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pogany94600/
Pogányi921/
Pogony8371/
Pogáná835/
Pogonyi77416/
Pogoniy77103/
Pogonyo7717/
Poganyy7711/
Phogany771/
Poganyi771/
Pogónyi771/
Poganny771/
Ponganyi714/
Pogannyy712/
Pogoni67202/
Pogona67107/
Pogana6784/
Pagany6767/
Pagony6728/
Pogani6715/
Pogane6715/
Pogone6714/
Poganá673/
Poganj672/

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