Vékony Surname

156,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vékony Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vékony Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,7221:3,606425
Romania341:590,52642,844
Slovakia341:156,95427,796
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Vekony (565) are calculated separately.

Vékony Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vékony is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Vekony. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vékony? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vékony is the 156,664th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,608,284 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vékony are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The surname Vékony is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is held by 2,722 people, or 1 in 3,606. In Hungary Vékony is most frequent in: Budapest, where 16 percent are found, Hajdú-Bihar County, where 14 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 12 percent are found. Beside Hungary this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 1 percent are found and Slovakia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vekony94565/
Vokony8316/
Vekonny771/
Vejkony771/
Vakonyi771/
Vajkonyi711/
Vekonj67166/
Wekony6726/
Vokány6724/
Wikony6718/
Vakone6710/
Vakány679/
Vacony676/
Vekuny674/
Vekeny674/
Vikone674/
Vokoni673/
Vekoni672/
Bekony672/
Vikona671/
Vokany671/

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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 Vékony
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