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
Average Szigeti Salary in
United States
$46,180 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Szigeti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Szigeti Come From? nationality or country of origin
Szigeti is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Szigeti? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 48,742nd most widespread surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 689,390 people. Szigeti occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Szigeti live; 92 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
The surname is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 9,036 people, or 1 in 1,086. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 20 percent reside, Pest County, where 12 percent reside and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 6 percent reside. Not including Hungary this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Szigeti Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Szigeti surname are 5.04% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.81% being registered to vote for 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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