Szőcs Surname

116,047th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szőcs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Szőcs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,5631:3,830450
Romania1,3391:14,9951,915
Slovakia621:86,07216,607
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Szocs (5,307), Szöcs (486), Szõcs (2) & Szócs (1) are calculated separately.

Szőcs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Szőcs is borne by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Szocs, Szöcs, Szõcs or Szócs. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szőcs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 116,047th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,833,345 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Szőcs are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Szőcs is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 2,563 people, or 1 in 3,830. In Hungary Szőcs is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 34 percent live, Pest County, where 17 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 34 percent live and Slovakia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szocs935,307/
Szöcs93486/
Szõcs932/
Szócs931/
Szőcsi9197/
Szeőcs9158/
Szcs8942/
Szűcs8036,981/
Szücs8013,437/
Szucs805,613/
Szúcs8015/
Szics807/
Szûcs804/
Szecs802/
Szcus801/
Szøcs801/
Szécs801/
Szůcs801/
Szécsi734,032/
Szecsi73364/
Szücsi73210/
Szécsy73102/
Szecsy7367/
Szücsy7363/
Szűcsi7354/
Szocsi7348/
Szecső7345/
Szuecs7333/
Szicsó7331/
Sziács7323/
Szoecs7318/
Szöcsi7310/
Szacas738/
Szucsy732/
Szucks732/
Szeöcs732/
Szicso732/
Szűcsy731/
Szucas731/
Szucsi731/
Szecsa731/
Szecse731/
Szecso731/
Szecsö731/
Szacso731/
Szűcsé731/
Szácsi731/
Szecsei67492/
Szecsey6749/
Szécsei6721/
Szécsey672/
Szeckas672/
Szgs671/
Szackus671/
Szecsői671/
Szecsoi671/

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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 Szőcs
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