Sekely Surname
Approximately 475 people bear this surname
Sekely Surname User-submission:
This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Transylvanian man, a Szekler; someone who came from the former Hungarian (modern day Romanian) region of Transylvania (Székely, 'frontier guards').
Sekely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 351 | 1:1,032,647 | 75,818 |
| Ivory Coast | 35 | 1:659,178 | 18,915 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Mexico | 15 | 1:8,275,080 | 36,578 |
| Slovakia | 10 | 1:533,645 | 60,629 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Sékely (7) & Sékély (1) are calculated separately.
Sekely Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This is a Hungarian surname, denoting a Transylvanian man, a Szekler; someone who came from the former Hungarian (modern day Romanian) region of Transylvania (Székely, 'frontier guards').
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Sekely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sekely Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sekely is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Sékely or Sékély. For other potential spellings of Sekely click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sekely? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 640,141st most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 15,342,202 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Sekely are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 351 people, or 1 in 1,032,647. In The United States Sekely is most common in: Virginia, where 9 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Michigan, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States Sekely exists in 18 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.
Sekely Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sekely surname are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.78% being registered with the political party.
The amount Sekely earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 6.24% less than the national average, earning $40,458 USD per year and in Canada they earn 96.46% more than the national average, earning $97,609 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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