Vitéz Surname
Approximately 1,855 people bear this surname
Vitéz Surname User-submission:
Soldiers who have done a brave deed in battle would be 'knighted' by a lord and given the honorary name of vitez.
Vitéz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 1,771 | 1:5,543 | 646 |
| Slovakia | 77 | 1:69,305 | 13,442 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Vitez (2,354), Vítěz (10) & Vítez (7) are calculated separately.
Vitéz Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Soldiers who have done a brave deed in battle would be 'knighted' by a lord and given the honorary name of vitez.
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Where Does The Last Name Vitéz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vitéz is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Vitez, Vítěz or Vítez. Click here for further potential spellings of Vitéz.
How Common Is The Last Name Vitéz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vitéz is the 220,250th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 3,928,596 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vitéz live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name Vitéz is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 5,543. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Budapest, where 20 percent live, Pest County, where 16 percent live and Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 16 percent live. Besides Hungary this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 4 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vitez | 93 | 2,354 | / |
| Vité | 89 | 26 | / |
| Vítěz | 87 | 10 | / |
| Vítez | 87 | 7 | / |
| Vitiz | 80 | 36 | / |
| Vitté | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vitézová | 77 | 40 | / |
| Viteaz | 73 | 74 | / |
| Vietez | 73 | 31 | / |
| Veitez | 73 | 4 | / |
| Voitiz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vitecz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Veitiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vitoiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vietiz | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vita | 67 | 37,560 | / |
| Vite | 67 | 30,042 | / |
| Viti | 67 | 11,671 | / |
| Vity | 67 | 86 | / |
| Bité | 67 | 3 | / |
| Viettez | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vieytiz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veté | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vitè | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vitá | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vitéz
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