Vasarhelyi Surname
Approximately 465 people bear this surname
Vasarhelyi Surname User-submission:
(Hungarian) One who came from Vásárhely (market place), which is the name of a few locations. Hódmezővásárhely is a notable one in the Csongrád region.
Before Trianon (as Hungary lost WW1), Hungary owned much more (e.g., Kolozsvár = Cluj-Napoca, Temesvár = Timisoara, Pozsony = Bratislava, etc.
Read More About This SurnameVasarhelyi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 206 | 1:97,465 | 11,117 |
| United States | 68 | 1:5,330,278 | 267,385 |
| Hungary | 45 | 1:218,139 | 18,044 |
| Canada | 40 | 1:921,140 | 70,350 |
| Brazil | 22 | 1:9,730,651 | 206,332 |
| Luxembourg | 20 | 1:29,027 | 5,175 |
| Argentina | 13 | 1:3,287,955 | 132,850 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Australia | 6 | 1:4,499,284 | 146,780 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
The alternate forms: Vašarhelyi (1) & Vásárhelyi (1,848) are calculated separately.
Vasarhelyi Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Hungarian) One who came from Vásárhely (market place), which is the name of a few locations. Hódmezővásárhely is a notable one in the Csongrád region.
Before Trianon (as Hungary lost WW1), Hungary owned much more (e.g., Kolozsvár = Cluj-Napoca, Temesvár = Timisoara, Pozsony = Bratislava, etc.). Some of these places formally owned might've had places named Vásárhely, in particular, Trhovište, which is now in Slovakia.
The etymology of vásár (market) is borrowed from Iranian, in which is of Proto-Indo-European origin. Hely is of unknown origin. The -i at the end of the surname indicates 'you are from there' in the language of Hungarian (e.g., 'Erdély' vs. 'Erdélyi', Transylvania vs. the Transylvanian).
- deleted-173293Vasarhelyi Demographics
Average Vasarhelyi Salary in
United States
$50,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Vasarhelyi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vasarhelyi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vasarhelyi is found most in Romania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vašarhelyi or Vásárhelyi. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vasarhelyi? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 650,013th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 15,672,142 people. Vasarhelyi occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Vasarhelyi reside; 54 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 44 percent reside in Romanian Europe.
This last name is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 206 people, or 1 in 97,465. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bihor County, where 34 percent live, Covasna County, where 28 percent live and Cluj County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Romania it occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent live and Hungary, where 10 percent live.
Vasarhelyi Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Vasarhelyi surname are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vasarhelyi earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.57% more than the national average, earning $60,399 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vašarhelyi | 97 | 1 | / |
| Vasarheli | 95 | 71 | / |
| Vasarhely | 95 | 46 | / |
| Vásárhelyi | 93 | 1,848 | / |
| Wasarhelyi | 90 | 15 | / |
| Vasharhely | 90 | 11 | / |
| Vasarhelly | 90 | 1 | / |
| Vasarely | 89 | 1 | / |
| Basareli | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vasarali | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vassoreli | 74 | 19 | / |
| Vásárhely | 74 | 3 | / |
| Vachareli | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vasaraali | 74 | 1 | / |
| Vacharelis | 70 | 56 | / |
| Wasarhaley | 70 | 24 | / |
| Bazareli | 67 | 19 | / |
| Vassorele | 63 | 1 | / |
| Wasaralli | 63 | 1 | / |
| Vousoureli | 60 | 2 | / |
| Basharaili | 60 | 1 | / |
| Vousourelis | 57 | 26 | / |
| Başarili | 56 | 16 | / |
| Bozzareli | 53 | 1 | / |
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