Rákossy Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Rákossy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rákossy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Slovakia61:889,40878,715

The alternate forms: Rakossy (46) are calculated separately.

Rákossy Last Name Facts

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

Rákossy occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Rakossy. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rákossy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,909,720th most frequent family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Rákossy reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Rákossy is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 251,699. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 23 percent live, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 21 percent live and Budapest, where 21 percent live. Apart from Hungary this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakossy9546/
Rákosy9252/
Rákossi861/
Rákosi77774/
Rákosa77141/
Rakosy7735/
Rákocy7713/
Rokossa71240/
Rakoshy7193/
Rakosyi7179/
Rákoczy7139/
Rakotsy7114/
Roskosy714/
Rokosyi711/
Rakoszy711/
Rokosay711/
Rakoshes673/
Rakoshyp671/
Roquessy670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Rákossy
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