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Where Does The Last Name Szekely Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Szekely (Arabic: سيكيلي) is found in Romania more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Székely, Szekély, Szèkely or Székély. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Szekely? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 35,092^nd most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 483,516 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Szekely are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

This surname is most common in Romania, where it is borne by 11,863 people, or 1 in 1,692. In Romania it is primarily found in: Mureș County, where 25 percent live, Cluj County, where 20 percent live and Harghita County, where 9 percent live. Outside of Romania this last name occurs in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Szekely Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Szekely last name are 4.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.25% being 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.