Pályi Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pályi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pályi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary6031:16,2791,863
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Palyi (11,357) are calculated separately.

Pályi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pályi is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also appear as: Palyi. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pályi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pályi is the 533,524th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. The surname Pályi is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pályi reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Hungary, where it is borne by 603 people, or 1 in 16,279. In Hungary Pályi is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 27 percent reside, Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 25 percent reside and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 24 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palyi9311,357/
Pállyi911/
Páli891,214/
Pály8920/
Pálya8088/
Pális8078/
Polyi8069/
Páliz809/
Pólyi804/
Pálai801/
Pálhy801/
Pálli801/
Pálly801/
Pállai7364/
Pájtli7324/
Pállay7313/
Pálich738/
Polhyi736/
Pállya734/
Palyai734/
Pallyi734/
Palyui732/
Pálhai731/
Polyai731/
Paalyi731/
Poli6770,413/
Pali6738,258/
Poly6727,751/
Paly671,300/
Pála6796/
Poolyai6741/
Póli6717/
Palahyi6710/
Pholyai674/
Palyoyi674/
Polohyi673/
Pohylyi672/
Palioyi671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pályi
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