Vilaghy Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vilaghy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilaghy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Világhy (60) & Vilàghy (1) are calculated separately.

Vilaghy Last Name Facts

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

Vilaghy is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Világhy or Vilàghy. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilaghy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Vilaghy are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 1,227,035. In Hungary Vilaghy is mostly found in: Budapest, where 100 percent are found. Barring Hungary this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Világhy9560/
Vilàghy951/
Vilaghe862/
Vilaguy861/
Veilagha801/
Vilagi77151/
Vilage7757/
Világy774/
Bailaghay751/
Bilaghe71111/
Bilaghi7138/
Vilagie7114/
Vilange715/
Vilhaga714/
Bilagay714/
Filagha711/
Velagay711/
Viliaga711/
Filaghi711/
Vilaiga711/
Velagha711/
Vailage711/
Viliagi711/
Vilages711/
Vilhage710/
Vislage710/
Bilangoy6738/
Bhilaghi6735/
Bilanghi679/
Bhilagay679/
Boilagha671/
Fielaghe671/
Bielagha671/
Velagich671/
Bhilaghe671/
Bilanghe671/
Vilaguez671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vilaghy
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