Szabó Surname

2,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227,922 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szabó Surname User-submission:

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

Szabó Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary216,2841:453
Slovakia6,7371:79212
Romania4,2651:4,708631
Czechia2781:38,2506,308
Germany881:914,83564,706
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Austria381:224,09027,245
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
England271:2,063,63279,942
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
France61:11,070,454349,096
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Andorra11:83,8382,381
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The alternate forms: Szabo (65,503), Szabò (11) & Szábo (1) are calculated separately.

Szabó (845) may also be a first name.

Szabó Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

- deleted-173293

A common occupational surname of Hungarian origin, meaning 'tailor'.

- nevaehw22

This surname means 'tailor' in Hungarian.

- spikerap
DNA test information
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Szabó Demographics

Average Male Szabó Height

176.24 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 437 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Szabó Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szabó is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Szabo, Szabò or Szábo. For other possible spellings of Szabó click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szabó? popularity and diffusion

The surname Szabó is the 2,418th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,974 people. The surname Szabó is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Szabó are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 95 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 280,595th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 845 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 216,284 people, or 1 in 45. In Hungary Szabó is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 13 percent live, Pest County, where 12 percent live and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 9 percent live. Excluding Hungary this surname is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 3 percent live and Romania, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szabo9365,503/
Szabò9311/
Sabó89263/
Zabó89202/
Szábo871/
Zsszabó831/
Zabój80149/
Szaba8036/
Szabu803/
Szabã802/
Zsabó802/
Szobó801/
Sabót801/
Sabóa801/
Szabóova779/
Szabat732,580/
Szajba73231/
Szabau7329/
Szaybo7320/
Szabos7311/
Szabou737/
Szabas734/
Szaabo733/
Szasbo731/
Szaboo731/
Szajbo731/
Szauba731/
Szaiba731/
Sabo67214,204/
Saba67188,181/
Sabu6724,876/
Zaba678,464/
Zabo672,374/
Zabu67903/
Sabóová67150/
Zábó67117/
Szabath6715/
Sabá6713/
Szabatt672/
Shzaibu671/
Sabú671/
Savó671/
Šabó671/
Sabà671/
Sabò671/
Szabosz671/
Szabach671/
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