Szekely Surname
Approximately 15,072 people bear this surname
Szekely 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').
Szekely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 11,863 | 1:1,692 | 219 |
| United States | 1,380 | 1:262,651 | 24,777 |
| Canada | 305 | 1:120,805 | 12,696 |
| Austria | 260 | 1:32,752 | 5,272 |
| Hungary | 224 | 1:43,823 | 4,672 |
| Germany | 166 | 1:484,973 | 41,888 |
| Spain | 154 | 1:303,585 | 18,224 |
| Australia | 109 | 1:247,667 | 22,912 |
| England | 90 | 1:619,090 | 36,665 |
| Slovakia | 61 | 1:87,483 | 16,880 |
| Brazil | 55 | 1:3,892,261 | 106,836 |
| Argentina | 49 | 1:872,315 | 56,573 |
| Sweden | 45 | 1:218,817 | 15,158 |
| Belgium | 30 | 1:383,221 | 41,070 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Israel | 25 | 1:342,305 | 28,607 |
| Switzerland | 23 | 1:357,083 | 27,273 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Mexico | 19 | 1:6,532,958 | 32,927 |
| Thailand | 17 | 1:4,155,197 | 336,594 |
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Croatia | 13 | 1:325,277 | 30,776 |
| Venezuela | 12 | 1:2,517,006 | 28,211 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
The alternate forms: Székely (17,946), Szekély (2), Szèkely (2) & Székély (1) are calculated separately.
Szekely 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').
- deleted-173293The Székelys are a subgroup of Hungarians, living mostly in present day Romania. The name was originally given to people affiliated with this group.
- anphalasSzekely Demographics
Average Szekely Salary in
United States
$43,574 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Szekely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szekely Come From? nationality or country of origin
Szekely (Arabic: سيكيلي) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Székely, Szekély, Szèkely or Székély. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Szekely? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 35,092nd most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 483,516 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Szekely live; 81 percent live in Eastern Europe and 79 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 11,863 people, or 1 in 1,692. In Romania Szekely is primarily concentrated in: Mureș County, where 25 percent reside, Cluj County, where 20 percent reside and Harghita County, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Romania it exists in 51 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.
Szekely Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Szekely surname are 4.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.25% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Szekely earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.11% less than the national average, earning R 170,844 per year; in United States they earn 0.98% more than the national average, earning $43,574 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $49,255 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Szekely Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Szekely in the Arabic language | ||
| سيكيلي | sykyly | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Szekely
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