Temesvari Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Temesvari Surname User-submission:

(Hungarian) One who came from Timișoara, a city in Transylvania and Banat, formally owned by the Hungarian Kingdom when it was called Temesvár.

Timișoara, Temesvár, Temišvar, Temes(ch)war, Temeschburg, etc., all come from the term Temeswar, first recorded in 1315.

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Temesvari Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania511:393,68432,593
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Hungary191:516,64632,401
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Austria91:946,15970,786
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

The alternate forms: Temesvári (2,101) & Temešvari (41) are calculated separately.

Temesvari (99) may also be a first name.

Temesvari Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Hungarian) One who came from Timișoara, a city in Transylvania and Banat, formally owned by the Hungarian Kingdom when it was called Temesvár.

Timișoara, Temesvár, Temišvar, Temes(ch)war, Temeschburg, etc., all come from the term Temeswar, first recorded in 1315.

Temeswar itself comes from Temes, which refers to the Timiș river in South-West Romania. It comes from the words timiș, which means 'marsh' or 'wet-land' in Dacian, and -vár, which means 'castle' in Hungarian, from Persian war or vara, meaning 'trenches', 'fortress'.

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Temesvari Last Name Facts

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

Temesvari is more commonly found in Romania than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Temesvári or Temešvari. Click here for other potential spellings of Temesvari.

How Common Is The Last Name Temesvari? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Temesvari reside; 41 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 30 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Temesvari is also the 951,070th most commonly occurring first name worldwide. It is borne by 99 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 393,684. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Timiș County, where 100 percent live. Not including Romania this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent live and Germany, where 12 percent live.

Temesvari Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Temesvari surname are 24.55% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Temesvari earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.76% more than the national average, earning $44,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $44,977 CAD per year.

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