Szenczy Surname

1,321,499th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szenczy Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'from Szenc', a town in the Bratislava region, south-western Slovakia, which was once part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Szenc is the Hungarian version of the name, now the town is called Senec. The name comes from the Slavic word seno, meaning 'hay'.

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Szenczy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary1251:78,5307,915
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Slovakia101:533,64560,629
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Szenczy Surname Meaning

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This surname means 'from Szenc', a town in the Bratislava region, south-western Slovakia, which was once part of the Kingdom of Hungary. Szenc is the Hungarian version of the name, now the town is called Senec. The name comes from the Slavic word seno, meaning 'hay'.

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Szenczy Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Szenczy Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Szenczy is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Szenczy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,321,499th most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 42,867,917 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Szenczy are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 74 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

Szenczy is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 78,530. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Budapest, where 46 percent reside, Pest County, where 34 percent reside and Tolna County, where 9 percent reside. Other than Hungary this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and Slovakia, where 6 percent reside.

Szenczy Last Name Statistics demography

Szenczy earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.71% more than the national average, earning $56,833 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Senczy9212/
Szenczi861,070/
Sency83137/
Szenci7796/
Sencey7728/
Senchy7723/
Sencza773/
Sencay771/
Siency771/
Sentzy770/
Szentzi7116/
Senchyi7115/
Senchiy7113/
Senchey715/
Szymczy713/
Schenzy713/
Scenciy712/
Sence67611/
Senci67479/
Senca6794/
Sincy6793/
Senzi6731/
Cency674/
S'Enncéy671/
Senzé671/
Szymczyi671/
Senchaya671/
Sentchey670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Szenczy
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