Csikós Surname

97,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,870 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Csikós Surname User-submission:

A Hungarian occupational surname, meaning a wrangler, a herdsman, a horseman. It is derived from the noun 'csikó', denoting a foal, a colt. 'Csikós' is not to be confounded with 'Csíkos'. The latter means stripy or striped, derived from the noun 'csík' (stripe).

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Csikós Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4,8191:2,037229
Slovakia241:222,35235,659
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Csikos (1,149), Csíkós (2), Csíkos (319) & Csikoš (2) are calculated separately.

Csikós Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Hungarian occupational surname, meaning a wrangler, a herdsman, a horseman. It is derived from the noun 'csikó', denoting a foal, a colt. 'Csikós' is not to be confounded with 'Csíkos'. The latter means stripy or striped, derived from the noun 'csík' (stripe). Nor should it be mixed up with the other occupational name 'Csikász', meaning loach-catcher, which is derived from a homonym of stripe (pronounced equally 'csík'), but denotes the family of loaches (Cobitidae).

- kalman1959

Csikós Last Name Facts

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

Csikós occurs most in Hungary. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Csikos, Csíkós, Csíkos or Csikoš. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Csikós? popularity and diffusion

It is the 97,455th most commonly held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,496,416 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Csikós are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Hungary, where it is borne by 4,819 people, or 1 in 2,037. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 17 percent are found, Pest County, where 12 percent are found and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 11 percent are found. Barring Hungary this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Csikos941,149/
Csíkós942/
Csíkos89319/
Csikoš892/
Csikász77290/
Cusicks771/
Ksiks73276/
Csics7360/
Cskis7312/
Csuks732/
Csaks731/
Cskos731/
Casks731/
Cossicks711/
Ksikes671,220/
Csukás67568/
Csókás67565/
Ksikas67239/
Csicsó67231/
Ksiksi67105/
Csukas6793/
Csokas6787/
Kuciks6776/
Csicso6774/
Cseics6741/
Csicsa6737/
Csókas6732/
Csigás6726/
Csekes6724/
Cskiss6711/
Csokás679/
Csigas679/
Kiskós677/
Kaciks676/
Ksikis674/
Csekés673/
Kosiks672/
Kusiks672/
Caskse671/
Csókos671/
Kisiks671/
Caskes670/
Caskis670/

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