Thököly Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Thököly Surname User-submission:

Hungarian geographical surname, denoting a person originating in the central Hungarian town of Tököl. The name of the town could be derived from an Old Turkic personal name meaning 'complete', 'perfect'.

Thököly Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

The alternate forms: Thokoly (18) are calculated separately.

Thököly Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Hungarian geographical surname, denoting a person originating in the central Hungarian town of Tököl. The name of the town could be derived from an Old Turkic personal name meaning 'complete', 'perfect'.

- kalman1959
DNA test information

Thököly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Thököly occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Thokoly. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Thököly? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,034,050th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Thököly are found; 96 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 96 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 426,795. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 52 percent live, Zala County, where 43 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Hungary it is found in one country. It is also found in Germany, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tököly92380/
Thokoly9018/
Tökölyi8674/
Thököli861/
Tököli77231/
Thakally6723/
Thokaliy6713/
Thekaliy674/
Thakaliy671/
Thakaley671/

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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 Thököly
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