Csikós Surname
Approximately 4,870 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 4,819 | 1:2,037 | 229 |
| Slovakia | 24 | 1:222,352 | 35,659 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
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).
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Where Does The Last Name Csikós Come From? nationality or country of origin
Csikós is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Csikos, Csíkós, Csíkos or Csikoš. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Csikós? popularity and diffusion
The surname Csikós is the 97,455th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,496,416 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Csikós reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
Csikós is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is borne by 4,819 people, or 1 in 2,037. In Hungary it is most frequent in: Budapest, where 17 percent are found, Pest County, where 12 percent are found and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 11 percent are found. Other than Hungary it occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 0 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Csikos | 94 | 1,149 | / |
| Csíkós | 94 | 2 | / |
| Csíkos | 89 | 319 | / |
| Csikoš | 89 | 2 | / |
| Csikász | 77 | 290 | / |
| Cusicks | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ksiks | 73 | 276 | / |
| Csics | 73 | 60 | / |
| Cskis | 73 | 12 | / |
| Csuks | 73 | 2 | / |
| Csaks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cskos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Casks | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cossicks | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ksikes | 67 | 1,220 | / |
| Csukás | 67 | 568 | / |
| Csókás | 67 | 565 | / |
| Ksikas | 67 | 239 | / |
| Csicsó | 67 | 231 | / |
| Ksiksi | 67 | 105 | / |
| Csukas | 67 | 93 | / |
| Csokas | 67 | 87 | / |
| Kuciks | 67 | 76 | / |
| Csicso | 67 | 74 | / |
| Cseics | 67 | 41 | / |
| Csicsa | 67 | 37 | / |
| Csókas | 67 | 32 | / |
| Csigás | 67 | 26 | / |
| Csekes | 67 | 24 | / |
| Cskiss | 67 | 11 | / |
| Csokás | 67 | 9 | / |
| Csigas | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kiskós | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kaciks | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ksikis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Csekés | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kosiks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kusiks | 67 | 2 | / |
| Caskse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Csókos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kisiks | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caskes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Caskis | 67 | 0 | / |
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