Váradi Surname

30,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Váradi Surname User-submission:

Váradi or Várady is a Hungarian surname that refers to the place of origin of a person called 'Várad'. That could be Nagyvárad (currently Oradea, western Romania), or Pécsvárad (Baranya County), or Szilvásvárad (Heves County), or Pétervárad (currently Petrovaradin, Vojvodina, Serbia) etc.

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Váradi 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
Hungary17,0301:57646
Slovakia3801:14,0431,926
Romania1051:191,21819,313
Czechia791:134,60121,287
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
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The alternate forms: Varadi (6,085), Vàradi (5), Várádi (1) & Varádi (1) are calculated separately.

Váradi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Váradi or Várady is a Hungarian surname that refers to the place of origin of a person called 'Várad'. That could be Nagyvárad (currently Oradea, western Romania), or Pécsvárad (Baranya County), or Szilvásvárad (Heves County), or Pétervárad (currently Petrovaradin, Vojvodina, Serbia) etc. The word ´Várad' is derived from the Hungarian word 'vár', denoting a castle, a fortress, which was probably borrowed from an Iranian language during the Hungarians' migration to the Carpathian basin (see the Avestan word 'vara' meaning 'shelter' and the Middle Persian word 'var' denoting a fortress).

- kalman1959
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Váradi Demographics

Average Male Váradi Height

174.8 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Váradi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Váradi occurs in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Varadi, Vàradi, Várádi or Varádi. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Váradi? popularity and diffusion

Váradi is the 30,324th most common last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 413,689 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Váradi live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is borne by 17,030 people, or 1 in 576. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 28 percent reside, Budapest, where 15 percent reside and Pest County, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 2 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.

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
Varadi946,085/
Vàradi945/
Várádi941/
Váradio921/
Varádi891/
Várady831,307/
Voradi8323/
Varhadi771,005/
Varadhi77916/
Varadiy77205/
Vooradi77152/
Varasdi77131/
Vaaradi77115/
Varadai7755/
Varaadi7744/
Vargadi7718/
Varadyi7716/
Vahradi7712/
Vharadi778/
Voradhi776/
Varadie776/
Varadii774/
Voraidi774/
Varaddi773/
Varadis773/
Varadei773/
Vorhadi773/
Varadio772/
Vairadi771/
Varahdi771/
Vatradi771/
Vuaradi771/
Vohradi771/
Varradi771/
Voreadi771/
Voradit771/
Vaaraadi71142/
Vaaradhi7187/
Voreadis7168/
Varaadhi719/
Vharhadi714/
Varadeid713/
Varhadhi713/
Vaharadi712/
Varadhis712/
Varazsdi711/
Varadeis711/
Varadaai711/
Varadhii711/
Vargaddi711/
Vooreadi711/
Vooradhi711/
Vooraadi711/
Varade6719,544/
Varada6710,240/
Baradi674,752/
Varady671,796/
Varodi67841/
Waradi67700/
Boradi6775/
Vaaraadhi6738/
Vorodi6737/
Uaradi6722/
Báródi6719/
Vorade6719/
Vorada6711/
Vorady678/
Varadé675/
Vahrahadi672/
Woradi671/
Bárodi671/
Uoradi671/
Vàrady671/
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