Vörös Surname

27,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,662 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Vörös Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) The red-haired or ruddy man.

Vörös Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary18,2871:53742
Slovakia9181:5,813498
Czechia1491:71,36611,994
Austria1111:76,71611,596
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Sweden541:182,34712,605
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Slovenia181:138,20413,237
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Vöröš (729) are calculated separately.

Vörös Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Hungarian) The red-haired or ruddy man.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Vörös Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vörös occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Vöröš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vörös? popularity and diffusion

Vörös is the 27,333rd most frequent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 370,641 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vörös live; 98 percent live in Eastern Europe and 93 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is carried by 18,287 people, or 1 in 537. In Hungary Vörös is most frequent in: Budapest, where 12 percent are found, Pest County, where 11 percent are found and Bács-Kiskun County, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Hungary this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 5 percent are found and Czechia, where 1 percent are found.

Vörös Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vörös earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 53.24% less than the national average, earning 161,844 kr per year and in South Africa they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning R 266,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vöröš93729/
Vöröss9169/
Wörös8010/
Börös801/
Vörösova778/
Wörösch6748/
Vöröšová62178/
Varöz601/
Veroes552,008/
Varaes551/
Voraes551/
Verraes50566/
Voeroes5019/
Verhoes504/
Varhaes501/
Veraesh501/

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