Szekér Surname
Approximately 1,981 people bear this surname
Szekér Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 1,903 | 1:5,158 | 600 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
The alternate forms: Szeker (380), Szekèr (1) & Széker (2) are calculated separately.
Szekér Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szekér Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Szekér occurs most in Hungary. It may appear as a variant: Szeker, Szekèr or Széker. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Szekér? popularity and diffusion
It is the 208,751st most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 3,678,721 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Szekér reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 96 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname Szekér is most widely held in Hungary, where it is carried by 1,903 people, or 1 in 5,158. In Hungary Szekér is mostly concentrated in: Zala County, where 19 percent are found, Budapest, where 17 percent are found and Vas County, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Hungary it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Szeker | 94 | 380 | / |
| Szekèr | 94 | 1 | / |
| Szekéri | 92 | 1 | / |
| Széker | 89 | 2 | / |
| Szekir | 83 | 46 | / |
| Szekar | 83 | 1 | / |
| Szekera | 77 | 42 | / |
| Szeckir | 77 | 29 | / |
| Szker | 73 | 0 | / |
| Szekiera | 71 | 11 | / |
| Szikra | 67 | 740 | / |
| Szkura | 67 | 50 | / |
| Szkwir | 67 | 39 | / |
| Sweker | 67 | 14 | / |
| Szykor | 67 | 12 | / |
| Szakra | 67 | 11 | / |
| Szakur | 67 | 7 | / |
| Szikor | 67 | 7 | / |
| Szkara | 67 | 3 | / |
| Szakir | 67 | 3 | / |
| Szaker | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szakri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szykir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Czekir | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szokor | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szkwar | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Szekér
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