Szigeti Surname
Approximately 10,571 people bear this surname
Szigeti Surname User-submission:
Szigeti is Hungarian and means "insular" or "islander". Some people say, that this name comes from the castle called "Szigetvár". My father told me that he read about the origin in an old genealogy book. The story: during the Ottoman (Turkish) occupation there was a region, which kept itself independent.
Read More About This SurnameSzigeti Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 9,036 | 1:1,086 | 113 |
| Romania | 630 | 1:31,870 | 4,064 |
| United States | 325 | 1:1,115,258 | 80,547 |
| Canada | 148 | 1:248,957 | 23,668 |
| Austria | 74 | 1:115,073 | 16,208 |
| Germany | 62 | 1:1,298,475 | 82,291 |
| Slovakia | 53 | 1:100,688 | 19,203 |
| Australia | 41 | 1:658,432 | 45,385 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| France | 37 | 1:1,795,209 | 158,669 |
| Czechia | 27 | 1:393,832 | 45,478 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Chile | 9 | 1:1,957,386 | 29,026 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
Szigeti Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Szigeti is Hungarian and means "insular" or "islander". Some people say, that this name comes from the castle called "Szigetvár". My father told me that he read about the origin in an old genealogy book. The story: during the Ottoman (Turkish) occupation there was a region, which kept itself independent. They killed all Turkish people who entered this region. These Hungarians where called "Szigeti" (insular" or "islander").
- okmokm1The literal translation of this surname is: insular; relating to, or from an island.
- adamszigSzigeti Demographics
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Szigeti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szigeti Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Szigeti is found most frequently in Hungary. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Szigeti? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 48,742nd most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 689,390 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Szigeti are found; 92 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 9,036 people, or 1 in 1,086. In Hungary Szigeti is most numerous in: Budapest, where 20 percent are found, Pest County, where 12 percent are found and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 6 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Szigeti Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Szigeti last name are 5.04% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.81% being registered with the political party.
The amount Szigeti earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.02% more than the national average, earning $46,180 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.41% more than the national average, earning $51,875 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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