Árvay Surname

525,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Árvay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Árvay 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
Hungary5551:17,6871,993
Slovakia521:102,62419,507
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Arvay (828) are calculated separately.

Árvay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Árvay (Hindi: अरवय) is more commonly found in Hungary than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Arvay. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Árvay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 525,631st most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,811,258 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Árvay reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 90 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Hungary, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 17,687. In Hungary Árvay is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 49 percent live, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 13 percent live and Pest County, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 8 percent live and Czechia, where 1 percent live.

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
Arvay93828/
Árva892,188/
Árvai805,606/
Orvay80164/
Árvaj802/
Árvayová7746/
Arvayo732,946/
Horvay73231/
Harvay7325/
Orvayi7321/
Garvay7310/
Arvayi734/
Aarvay731/
Arvayu731/
Arva672,560/
Orva67321/
Arvy67151/
Garvayo6782/
Orvy676/
Árvaová671/
Haurvay670/
Haarvay670/
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Árvay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Árvay in the Hindi language
अरवयaravaya-

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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 Árvay
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