Szekeli Surname
Approximately 60 people bear this surname
Szekeli Surname User-submission:
In Transylvania, Romania there are people of Hungarian origin from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Under communist rule the state wanted to Romanize the Hungarian names and they forced the people to change them by writing it different in official documents.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 48 | 1:418,289 | 33,624 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Székeli (97) are calculated separately.
Szekeli Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In Transylvania, Romania there are people of Hungarian origin from the time of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Under communist rule the state wanted to Romanize the Hungarian names and they forced the people to change them by writing it different in official documents. So the name Szekely became Szekeli.
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Where Does The Last Name Szekeli Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Szekeli occurs most in Romania. It can occur as: Székeli. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Szekeli? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,483,783rd most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. Szekeli is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Szekeli are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The last name Szekeli is most widespread in Romania, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 418,289. In Romania Szekeli is mostly found in: Arad County, where 85 percent live, Sălaj County, where 8 percent live and Brașov County, where 2 percent live. Other than Romania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
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