Csontos Surname

73,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Csontos Surname User-submission:

In Hungarian Csontos means skinny, bony as an adjective to describe a person. If we use it for a meat, it means full of bones, like chicken meat that contains lots of bones.

The first part of this surname 'csont' means bone.

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Csontos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary5,7531:1,706184
United States3461:1,047,56976,686
Slovakia1701:31,3915,582
Romania1421:141,39315,165
Canada811:454,88439,362
Germany381:2,118,565113,742
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Czechia191:559,65656,138
England181:3,095,448105,421
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France21:33,211,361423,184
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Csontoš (13) are calculated separately.

Csontos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

In Hungarian Csontos means skinny, bony as an adjective to describe a person. If we use it for a meat, it means full of bones, like chicken meat that contains lots of bones.

The first part of this surname 'csont' means bone.

- csontee

Csontos Last Name Facts

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

Csontos is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Csontoš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Csontos? popularity and diffusion

Csontos is the 73,831st most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,093,569 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Csontos reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 86 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Csontos is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is borne by 5,753 people, or 1 in 1,706. In Hungary Csontos is primarily concentrated in: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 14 percent are found, Pest County, where 14 percent are found and Budapest, where 12 percent are found. Other than Hungary this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Slovakia, where 3 percent are found.

Csontos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Csontos has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 6,920 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Csontos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Csontos last name are 12.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Csontos earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.34% more than the national average, earning $51,063 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.16% less than the national average, earning $49,109 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Csontoš9513/
Csonntos931/
Contos921,536/
Contois861,587/
Chontos86748/
Ciontos86679/
Tsontos8665/
Csantos8625/
Contous861/
Csontosová82153/
Csontosova8215/
Chontosh80151/
Tsountos8034/
Countois8010/
Csantosh801/
Cantos7731,973/
Contoz77418/
Zontos77290/
Contas77127/
Contosova7528/
Csanthosh755/
Contosová751/
Cantois71193/
Tsantos71163/
Chontas71116/
Chantos71107/
Dsantos7142/
Csontošová7117/
Ciontoş7110/
Chontoz713/
Contash711/
Ciontas711/
Contoiz711/
Conthas711/
Contass710/
Tsiantos67338/
Chountas67289/
Tsountas6774/
D'Santos6753/
Chantois6743/
Chantose672/
Chantous671/
Zzsantos671/
Ciontoåž671/
Chontash671/

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