Elekeš Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Elekeš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elekeš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422

The alternate forms: Elekes (4,166), Elekeş (30) & Elekeș (4) are calculated separately.

Elekeš Last Name Facts

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

Elekeš occurs most in Croatia. It can also appear as: Elekes, Elekeş or Elekeș. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elekeš? popularity and diffusion

The last name Elekeš is the 5,057,639th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Elekeš are found; 73 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 73 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 384,419. In Croatia it is most prevalent in: City of Zagreb, where 64 percent are found, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 18 percent are found and Sisak-Moslavina County, where 9 percent are found. Other than Croatia this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 20 percent are found and Slovakia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elekes944,166/
Elekeş9430/
Elekeș944/
Eleke914,844/
Geleke8335/
Eleket8324/
Eleike8321/
Eleker8320/
Elekeh839/
Elekhe837/
Elleke836/
Eleake836/
Elekea834/
Elieke833/
Eeleke833/
Heleke831/
Elekei831/
Eleeke831/
Elekie831/
Eileke831/
Ealeke831/
Elecke831/
Elekešová8014/
Elleker7758/
Heleker7726/
Heleske7722/
Elekesh7719/
Gelecke7715/
Oeyleke776/
Elecker773/
Eleeker771/
Gelleke771/
Gelekei771/
Eliekee771/
Gelekea771/
Elek'he771/
Esleker771/
Ellekie771/
Eleka736,895/
Elike731,582/
Ileke73813/
Eleki73629/
Eleky7310/
Elece733/
Eläke731/
Hellekes71132/
Helecker715/
Geleekeh715/
Helleker711/
Ellecker711/
Heleka67317/
Eloike67256/
Elikee67126/
Eleaka6792/
Eleche6788/
Yoleke6775/
Gelike6753/
Ellece6751/
Helleckes6742/
Geleki6732/
Elekaa6732/
Heleki6722/
Elieka6716/
Elekai6714/
Ealike6713/
Oyleke6713/
Alekes6711/
Elicke679/
Ileket679/
Elikeh674/
Elikea674/
Elaike674/
Elecey674/
Eledki673/
Elakes673/
Hileke672/
Eleeka672/
Elekha672/
Ilecke672/
Elioke672/
Eleace671/
Eleece671/
Olekes671/
Ielike671/
Eleces671/
Elehky671/
Eleyka671/
Elicee671/
Eyleka671/
Elycee671/
Geleky671/
Ylekeh671/
Ilekie671/
Eleaki671/
Elieki671/
Elehce671/
Elekii671/
Ilekea671/
Eliket671/
Eleque671/
Ilekhe671/
Ilieke671/
Ieleka671/
Elhyke671/
Ellike670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elekeš
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