Oravecz
surname · Latin script
(measured from records)Officially recorded in 8 countries · latest register: dane.gov.pl, 2026
/orɒvɛ͡s/(machine-generated) Hungarian · model-generated
Oravecz is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Típusa: Helynévi eredetű, szláv családnév.
- HUHungary
- USUnited States
- FRFrance
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
How to pronounce Oravecz
- Hungarian:/orɒvɛ͡s/(machine-generated) model-generated
Readings marked model-generated were transcribed by a model; the others are quoted from the dictionary named.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)Típusa: Helynévi eredetű, szláv családnév. Eredete: Valószínűleg az ősi indoeurópai ’mozdul, indul’ jelentésű or- tőre vezethető vissza annak a felvidéki folyónak a neve (ma Orava), amelyről a mellette fekvő várat, arról a vármegyét és ugyancsak a várról a települést elnevezték. (Magyarul Árva néven ismerjük.) A szlovákban mind a folyó, mind a település Orava nevéhez járulhatott az ’onnan/oda való’ jelentésű -ec képző. Az így kialakult Oravec névnek a magyar jelentése ’Árvai’. Általában az idegen neveknek nagyon sok ejtésváltozata alakult ki, a helyesírás bizonytalansága miatt pedig sok írásváltozatuk is létrejött. Elterjedtsége: Az Oravecz nevűek Pesttől északkeletre (Nógrád, Heves, Borsod megyében), az Orovecz nevűek pedig Békésben és Nyíregyháza környékén gyakoribbak.
Cited for this meaning 1
- Családnevek enciklopédiája
Where in the world
(measured from records)Recorded in:
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Notable people with this name
(measured from records)- Paula Oraveczb. 1903HUHungarian writer (1903–1990)
- Imre Oraveczb. 1943HUHungarian poet
- Péter Oraveczb. 1977HUHungarian poet, musician
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them
(machine-generated)Evidence
(measured from records)14 registers and reference works attest this spelling, across 8 countries.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- How do you pronounce Oravecz?
- In Hungarian /orɒvɛ͡s/. Transcriptions are machine-generated except where a dictionary is named.
- What does the name Oravecz mean?
- Recorded meaning: Típusa: Helynévi eredetű, szláv családnév.
- In which country does Oravecz have the most bearers?
- Oravecz is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Oravecz”. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.