Ördög Surname

142,989th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Ördög Surname User-submission:

Means 'devil' in Hungarian.

Ördög Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,9451:3,333386
Romania891:225,59421,877
Slovakia431:124,10322,986
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

The alternate forms: Ordög (1), Őrdög (1), Ordog (945) & Őrdőg (3) are calculated separately.

Ördög Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'devil' in Hungarian.

- evarro

Ördög Last Name Facts

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

The surname Ördög is more frequently found in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Ordög, Őrdög, Ordog or Őrdőg. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ördög? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 142,989th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,343,262 people. Ördög is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Ördög reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 2,945 people, or 1 in 3,333. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Csongrád County, where 31 percent reside, Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 12 percent reside and Budapest, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Hungary this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 3 percent reside and Slovakia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ordög931/
Őrdög931/
Ördögh91844/
Eördög9116/
Ordog87945/
Őrdőg873/
Ördök801/
Ördögová7757/
Oerdög737/
Ordögh731/
Yrdg671/
Ardg671/
Erdoeg555/

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Footnotes

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