Szekely Surname

35,092nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania11,8631:1,692219
United States1,3801:262,65124,777
Canada3051:120,80512,696
Austria2601:32,7525,272
Hungary2241:43,8234,672
Germany1661:484,97341,888
Spain1541:303,58518,224
Australia1091:247,66722,912
England901:619,09036,665
Slovakia611:87,48316,880
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Sweden451:218,81715,158
Belgium301:383,22141,070
France271:2,460,101186,232
Israel251:342,30528,607
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Mexico191:6,532,95832,927
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Wales131:238,04114,239
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Venezuela121:2,517,00628,211
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Guam81:20,0153,029
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

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-173293

The Székelys are a subgroup of Hungarians, living mostly in present day Romania. The name was originally given to people affiliated with this group.

- anphalas

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Székely9517,946/
Szekély952/
Szèkely952/
Szekelyi9339/
Szekelyh931/
Szekeley931/
Sekely92475/
Székély901/
Szekhelyi884/
Seekely8665/
Szekeli8660/
Sekelay864/
Seckely863/
Sekkely862/
Szekela861/
Seikely860/
Székelyi80396/
Shekelya805/
Sekelych801/
Szechely801/
Zseckely801/
Shekeuly801/
Seekeley801/
Sekele777,616/
Sekela773,526/
Zekily77540/
Sekelj77425/
Sekeli77234/
Sikely77164/
Zikely7710/
Sékely777/
Sykely775/
Sekily771/
Székhelyi7528/
Sekhele71459/
Sekkeli71216/
Sekgele71122/
Székeli7197/
Sekelez7170/
Sekhela7130/
Siekela7127/
Sekeler7125/
Sekehle7114/
Sikeley7114/
Shekele7113/
Shikely7112/
Shekeli7111/
Szikela7111/
Saikely719/
Seikela716/
Sekilya714/
Sechely714/
Sekiele714/
Siekele713/
Seskele712/
Seakela712/
Sekeele711/
Zikeley711/
Sekeles711/
Sekesli711/
Sikelay711/
Sekeala711/
Shekela711/
Sekelai711/
Sekeule711/
Szekyla711/
Jsekele711/
Zekhele711/
Zekelei711/
Sekelie711/
Sekhilay67880/
Seakhela67141/
Siekkeli67128/
Shikelya67111/
Sekhehle6725/
Seckeler6718/
Shekeela677/
Shekkela674/
Shickely673/
Sekielie672/
Sheckele671/
Saikeley671/
Siekeler671/
Shekeele671/
Sekhelea671/
Sekeleth671/
Cekehlay671/
Seakgele671/
Shikhely671/
Szecheli671/
Sekgelea671/
Shekelia670/
Seckeles670/

Szekely Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Szekely in the Arabic language
سيكيليsykyly-

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