Rákosy Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Rákosy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rákosy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary501:196,32616,661
Romania21:10,038,93580,612

The alternate forms: Rakosy (35) are calculated separately.

Rákosy Last Name Facts

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

Rákosy is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Rakosy. For other possible spellings of Rákosy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rákosy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,689,253rd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rákosy reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Rákosy is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 196,326. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 92 percent reside, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 2 percent reside and Heves County, where 2 percent reside. Not including Hungary this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Romania, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rakosy9435/
Rákossy9245/
Rákosi83774/
Rákosa83141/
Rákocy8313/
Rakoshy7793/
Rakosyi7779/
Rakossy7746/
Rákoczy7739/
Rakotsy7714/
Roskosy774/
Rokosyi771/
Rákossi771/
Rakoszy771/
Rokosay771/
Rakoshyp711/
Rakosa67864/
Rakosi67611/
Rokosa67415/
Rakocy67333/
Rákoci67103/
Rakose6779/
Rakozy6769/
Rokose6766/
Rákoši6721/
Rokasy6717/
Rákocyová677/
Rakasy677/
Rokosi674/
Rákočí673/
Rokocy672/
Rákósi671/

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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 Rákosy
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