Szabo Surname

8,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 65,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Szabo Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

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Szabo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania30,8061:65284
United States10,6721:33,9644,244
Canada3,1091:11,8511,768
Slovakia2,9551:1,80650
Germany2,9241:27,5333,634
Hungary2,5561:3,840451
Austria2,1661:3,931404
Australia1,8661:14,4672,050
England1,2991:42,8935,466
France9541:69,6259,685
Czechia8911:11,9341,662
Brazil8141:262,99110,110
Spain6101:76,6436,681
Switzerland5391:15,2372,505
Sweden5001:19,6941,646
Croatia4031:10,4931,926
Belgium3221:35,7045,820
Argentina2741:155,99813,175
Netherlands1991:84,86014,115
Dominican Republic1541:67,7463,226
South Africa1401:386,98434,477
Thailand961:735,816120,839
Portugal851:122,5685,627
Venezuela801:377,5517,975
Ireland761:61,9604,107
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Norway731:70,4429,915
Chile691:255,3117,659
Poland671:567,29552,993
Wales671:46,1874,386
Italy641:955,57368,465
New Zealand621:73,03710,843
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Uruguay471:73,0167,628
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Luxembourg311:18,7274,129
Ecuador271:589,10511,569
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Malta241:17,9281,021
Nicaragua221:273,6862,870
Peru211:1,513,53022,524
Finland201:274,83520,939
Slovenia201:124,38412,684
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Serbia181:396,94217,613
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
China91:151,924,6187,954
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
San Marino11:33,214932
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

The alternate forms: Szabó (227,922), Szabò (11) & Szábo (1) are calculated separately.

Szabo (116) may also be a first name.

Szabo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) One who made outer garments, a tailor.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name, Szabó, is the name of an old trade or profession; a person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, pants, and jackets to fit individual customers.

Word-by meaning: tailor.

- hranka

The Szabo surname is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'tailor', someone who makes or repairs clothes.

- deleted-173293

This surname means 'tailor' in Hungarian.

- spikerap

Hungarian origin, means: tailor.

- guldenstern

Szabo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szabo (Arabic: سزابو, Russian: Сзабо) is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Szabó, Szabò or Szábo. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Szabo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Szabo is the 8,685th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 111,255 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Szabo live; 57 percent live in Eastern Europe and 47 percent live in Romanian Europe. Szabo is also the 868,627th most widespread first name in the world, held by 116 people.

Szabo is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 30,806 people, or 1 in 652. In Romania Szabo is primarily concentrated in: Mureș County, where 17 percent live, Bihor County, where 14 percent live and Harghita County, where 11 percent live. Outside of Romania this surname occurs in 101 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Szabo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Szabo has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Szabo surname increased 42,688 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 32,475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Szabo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Szabo last name are 9.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.26% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Szabo earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 62.52% less than the national average, earning €11,255 per year; in Norway they earn 20.16% less than the national average, earning 276,313 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.15% more than the national average, earning R 259,392 per year; in Colombia they earn 42.85% less than the national average, earning $12,975,600 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.41% more than the national average, earning $46,776 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.56% more than the national average, earning $52,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szabó93227,922/
Szabò9311/
Szábo931/
Szaybo9120/
Szabos9111/
Szabou917/
Szaabo913/
Szasbo911/
Szajbo911/
Szaboo911/
Sabo89214,204/
Zabo892,374/
Szabosz831/
Shabo8010,807/
Sabou809,431/
Sabot803,791/
Saboo803,315/
Saibo802,066/
Seabo801,269/
Saboy80711/
Saboa80501/
Zaibo80414/
Siabo80399/
Saboj80361/
Zabou80313/
Saboh80266/
Szobo80203/
Saabo80179/
Zaboi80161/
Saboi80160/
Sabod80159/
Saubo8096/
Zaboj8087/
Sabos8077/
Saybo8065/
Sahbo8059/
Zaboy8048/
Szaba8036/
Saboz8035/
Zeabo8034/
Sabho8025/
Zaboo8022/
Sabgo8019/
Zsabo8017/
Ssabo8013/
Zaboľ809/
Sabop809/
Saïbo808/
Sabuo806/
Sajbo805/
Sasbo803/
Szabã802/
Hsabo802/
Zaubo801/
Sgabo801/
Zaybo801/
Zaboh801/
Zaboș801/
Zzabo801/
Sjabo801/
Saboś801/
Zabho801/
Zahbo801/
Szabóova779/
Saibou7317,403/
Sahabo7311,059/
Shabou734,870/
Szabat732,580/
Sabouh73771/
Saïbou73456/
Saaboo73453/
Schabo73421/
Sasbou73380/
Saybou73361/
Shahbo73346/
Shabot73330/
Shaibo73279/
Seaboy73267/
Szajba73231/
Shaboo73215/
Sabboh73125/
Saiboo7387/
Saubot7384/
Sabood7374/
Saiboa7373/
Sjabbo7356/
Sabott7355/
Saabou7351/
Saîbou7349/
Saiboh7346/
Saybot7341/
Sabout7334/
Saibot7333/
Sauboy7331/
Sajbot7330/
Szobot7330/
Szabau7329/
Saboot7327/
Satboi7321/
Shaabo7321/
Saaibo7317/
Sabooz7316/
Shaboz7314/
Saãbou739/
Shabgo738/
Shaubo737/
Saboid736/
Zaibou736/
Zaybou735/
Szabas734/
Seabot734/
Saiboi734/
Sabohy734/
Siabou734/
Sauboa734/
Shaboi733/
Shabod733/
Sabots733/
Saibuo733/
Saubou733/
Shabos733/
Seaboo733/
Shaybo732/
Saybos732/
Sabhoo732/
Saboss732/
Zaabou732/
Seaboh732/
Shabho732/
Shabuo732/
Zabouh732/
Saboud732/
Sabous732/
Saibod732/
Hzabou732/
Zaiboo732/
Sayboh732/
Sayboi732/
Sabgoi731/
Sabhoi731/
Sabodh731/
Siaboo731/
Seabou731/
Ssabou731/
Zeaboy731/
Zaiboi731/
Seaboi731/
Zaaboo731/
Sabois731/
Shaboa731/
Sahbou731/
Saaboh731/
Sabohh731/
Sabohj731/
Sabohs731/
Saboit731/
Sabosh731/
Sabosz731/
Sauboi731/
Szauba731/
Szaiba731/
Shaboj731/
Shaboy731/
Sabouz731/
Sayboa731/
Sheabo731/
Sasboy730/
Shatbo730/
Sabost730/
Saba67188,181/
Shaboot678,776/
Zaba678,464/
Zobo677,674/
Sobo675,340/
Savo674,033/
Šabo67509/
Sabó67263/
Zavo67235/
Zabó67202/
Shahbou67199/
Sabóová67150/
Schabot67145/
Saubois67138/
Saboosh67113/
Shaibou67102/
Seaboch67101/
Sahabou6798/
Şabo6791/
Schabos6743/
Shabouh6735/
Saiboot6735/
Saibout6725/
Saibott6725/
Shabout6724/
Sajboth6722/
Shabott6720/
Xabo6716/
Sábo6716/
Szabath6715/
Sabouch6715/
Sabá6713/
Seabott679/
S'Habou679/
Shaboud678/
Shahabo675/
Shabouz675/
Sa'abou675/
Sayboot675/
Shaibho674/
Schaboi674/
Szoboňa673/
Shaabou673/
Saboaia673/
Satbhoi672/
Shabood672/
Shabozz672/
Sathboi672/
Ssaibou672/
Szeybou672/
Saubost672/
Szabatt672/
Shabooz671/
Saboojh671/
Sahabos671/
Saybout671/
Seaboit671/
Shaiboi671/
Shaibuo671/
Zsszabó671/
Shattbo671/
Shaaboo671/
Shahboi671/
Shaïbou671/
Saibhou671/
Sahaboh671/
Sabaová671/
Sabà671/
Sabò671/
Szoboth671/
Szabach671/
Shabgoo671/
Saboohy671/
Shaaibo671/
Sahaibo671/
Sabohee671/
Shabous671/
Shasboy670/

Szabo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Szabo in the Russian language
Сзабоszabo-
Szabo in the Arabic language
سزابوszabw-

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Szabo Reference & Research

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