Szentpali Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Szentpali Surname User-submission:

The Szentpali surname comes from the Hungarian words szent (saint), Pál (Paul), and the suffix -i, meaning 'of' or 'from', the nominal meaning being 'from St. Paul' or 'of St. Paul'.

Szentpali Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania651:308,89027,566
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Szentpáli (377) are calculated separately.

Szentpali Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Szentpali surname comes from the Hungarian words szent (saint), Pál (Paul), and the suffix -i, meaning 'of' or 'from', the nominal meaning being 'from St. Paul' or 'of St. Paul'.

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Szentpali Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szentpali occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Szentpáli. For other potential spellings of Szentpali click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szentpali? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,091,648th most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 89,969,703 people. The last name Szentpali is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Szentpali are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 80 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

The surname Szentpali is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 308,890. In Romania it is most numerous in: Brașov County, where 92 percent are found, Harghita County, where 6 percent are found and Covasna County, where 2 percent are found. Apart from Romania Szentpali exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Hungary, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

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