Szűcs Surname

15,055th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szűcs Surname User-submission:

(Hungarian) The furrier, one who wore, sold, fixed, or made coats for winter, made of fur or sheepskin, compare with English tanner (although the word tanner is not exactly equivalent to a furrier, as it refers more to leather).

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Szűcs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary36,4401:26918
Romania2711:74,0888,808
Slovakia2301:23,2023,795
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Szücs (13,437), Szucs (5,613), Szúcs (15), Szûcs (4) & Szůcs (1) are calculated separately.

Szűcs (36) may also be a first name.

Szűcs Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Hungarian) The furrier, one who wore, sold, fixed, or made coats for winter, made of fur or sheepskin, compare with English tanner (although the word tanner is not exactly equivalent to a furrier, as it refers more to leather).

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This is a Hungarian and Romanian surname, meaning 'furrier', someone who makes and sells fur clothing.

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Szűcs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Szűcs occurs most in Hungary. It can occur as: Szücs, Szucs, Szúcs, Szûcs or Szůcs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Szűcs? popularity and diffusion

Szűcs is the 15,055th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 197,062 people. The last name Szűcs is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Szűcs live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. Szűcs is also the 1,717,090th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, borne by 36 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is carried by 36,440 people, or 1 in 269. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Pest County, where 14 percent are found, Budapest, where 14 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 9 percent are found. Apart from Hungary this last name is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 1 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Szücs9313,437/
Szucs935,613/
Szúcs9315/
Szûcs934/
Szůcs931/
Szűcsi9154/
Szűcsé911/
Szűcsy911/
Szcs8942/
Szocs805,307/
Szőcs803,975/
Szűts80502/
Szöcs80486/
Szics807/
Szõcs802/
Szecs802/
Szűcz801/
Szøcs801/
Szcus801/
Szécs801/
Szócs801/
Szécsi734,032/
Szecsi73364/
Szücsi73210/
Szécsy73102/
Szőcsi7397/
Szecsy7367/
Szücsy7363/
Szeőcs7358/
Szocsi7348/
Szecső7345/
Szuecs7333/
Szicsó7331/
Sziács7323/
Szoecs7318/
Szöcsi7310/
Szacas738/
Szeöcs732/
Szucks732/
Szicso732/
Szucsy732/
Szacso731/
Szucas731/
Szucsi731/
Szecse731/
Szecso731/
Szecsö731/
Szácsi731/
Szecsa731/
Szecsei67492/
Szecsey6749/
Szécsei6721/
Szűč673/
Szécsey672/
Szeckas672/
Sűcsová671/
Suzs671/
Szecsoi671/
Szecsői671/
Szackus671/
Szgs671/

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