Vécsey Surname

876,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 308 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vécsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vécsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2951:33,2763,622
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Vecsey (561) are calculated separately.

Vécsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vécsey is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Vecsey. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vécsey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vécsey is the 876,631st most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 23,660,863 people. The last name Vécsey is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vécsey live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Hungary, where it is held by 295 people, or 1 in 33,276. In Hungary Vécsey is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 34 percent live, Pest County, where 20 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 18 percent live. Other than Hungary it exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 2 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vecsey94561/
Vécsy9123/
Vécsei83804/
Vöcsey8311/
Vocsey831/
Vécseyová802/
Vécsi73328/
Bécsy7344/
Vicey735/
Vecey732/
Vocse731/
Véčey731/
Vecsei67943/
Becsey67138/
Voycey6749/
Vechey6747/
Vöcsei6737/
Vetsey6730/
Voicey6718/
Vicsay6715/
Bicsey6714/
Vecser6710/
Vecseyová679/
Bécser678/
Vajcsy678/
Veksey676/
Vicksy675/
Vecksy672/
Vecsie671/
Veacey671/
Wacsey671/
Veicey670/
Vichey670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vécsey
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