Sólyom Surname

131,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Sólyom Surname User-submission:

This is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'falcon' or 'hawk', denoting someone with quick movements, a sharp person.

Sólyom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary3,3911:2,895328
Romania351:573,65341,852
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Solyom (1,375) & Sòlyom (1) are calculated separately.

Sólyom (11) may also be a first name.

Sólyom Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'falcon' or 'hawk', denoting someone with quick movements, a sharp person.

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Sólyom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sólyom is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Solyom or Sòlyom. For other potential spellings of Sólyom click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sólyom? popularity and diffusion

Sólyom is the 131,711th most frequently used last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,124,030 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Sólyom are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Sólyom is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname Sólyom is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is carried by 3,391 people, or 1 in 2,895. In Hungary Sólyom is primarily found in: Hajdú-Bihar County, where 19 percent live, Budapest, where 19 percent live and Pest County, where 11 percent live. Excluding Hungary it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 1 percent live and Germany, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solyom941,375/
Sòlyom941/
Zsólyom9255/
Zólyom8315/
Sulyom835/
Sólyomová802/
Salom7310,766/
Solom731,111/
Sulom7330/
Salome6720,419/
Shalom6712,982/
Saloum674,568/
Solome674,472/
Saloom671,783/
Sholom671,296/
Sallom67624/
Sollom67262/
Salyam6745/
Sialom6712/
Saliom678/
Solhom678/
Solyam677/
Soloum675/
Salomh674/
Suloom674/
Saulom674/
Saluom673/
Sahlom672/
Saloim672/
Soloym671/
Suliom671/
Solomm671/
Salomm670/
Soslom670/
Soliom670/
Salomd670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sólyom
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