Fekete Surname
Approximately 50,070 people bear this surname
Fekete Surname Definition:
(Hungarian) One with a swarthy complexion, black.
Read More About This SurnameFekete Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 34,292 | 1:286 | 19 |
| Romania | 4,666 | 1:4,303 | 576 |
| Slovakia | 3,010 | 1:1,773 | 49 |
| United States | 2,621 | 1:138,290 | 14,432 |
| Serbia | 945 | 1:7,561 | 898 |
| Ukraine | 695 | 1:65,500 | 9,406 |
| Canada | 542 | 1:67,981 | 7,833 |
| Germany | 343 | 1:234,710 | 25,927 |
| Austria | 330 | 1:25,804 | 4,071 |
| France | 316 | 1:210,198 | 32,673 |
| Brazil | 288 | 1:743,314 | 27,136 |
| Australia | 268 | 1:100,730 | 11,375 |
| England | 253 | 1:220,229 | 18,622 |
| Croatia | 225 | 1:18,794 | 3,860 |
| Nigeria | 171 | 1:1,035,923 | 43,476 |
| Israel | 147 | 1:58,215 | 7,456 |
| Czechia | 137 | 1:77,617 | 13,012 |
| Argentina | 134 | 1:318,981 | 25,304 |
| Sweden | 84 | 1:117,223 | 8,378 |
| Switzerland | 79 | 1:103,961 | 11,033 |
| Spain | 67 | 1:697,792 | 30,551 |
| Ireland | 55 | 1:85,617 | 4,914 |
| South Africa | 53 | 1:1,022,221 | 62,590 |
| Thailand | 53 | 1:1,332,799 | 187,598 |
| Belgium | 42 | 1:273,730 | 32,801 |
| Norway | 34 | 1:151,244 | 18,822 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Russia | 28 | 1:5,147,252 | 226,919 |
| Poland | 27 | 1:1,407,731 | 83,680 |
| Denmark | 23 | 1:245,422 | 19,084 |
| Venezuela | 14 | 1:2,157,434 | 25,468 |
| Italy | 14 | 1:4,368,335 | 106,343 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1:1,403,476 | 76,064 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Slovenia | 5 | 1:497,535 | 21,006 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
The alternate forms: Feketé (3), Fékete (2) & Fékété (1) are calculated separately.
Fekete (58) may also be a first name.
Fekete Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Hungarian) One with a swarthy complexion, black.
(from a personal characteristic) Fekete is Hungarian for “black.” When Hungarian Jews had to assume permanent family names the authorities often assembled the local Jews in the town square, divided them into four groups—dark-haired, light-haired, tall, and short. They were then named Schwartz (“black”), Weiss (“white”), Gross (“tall”), and Klein (“short”). A Schwartz translated his name into Fekete.
User-submitted Reference
Hungarian origin, means: black.
- guldensternFekete Demographics
Average Fekete Salary in
United States
$44,582 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Fekete Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fekete Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Fekete (Arabic: فيكيت, Russian: Фекете) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Feketé, Fékete or Fékété. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Fekete? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 11,209th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 145,547 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Fekete are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Fekete is also the 1,295,729th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 58 people.
The last name Fekete is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 34,292 people, or 1 in 286. In Hungary it is primarily concentrated in: Budapest, where 14 percent are found, Pest County, where 13 percent are found and Bács-Kiskun County, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Hungary it exists in 61 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 9 percent are found and Slovakia, where 6 percent are found.
Fekete Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Fekete has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 25,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fekete Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Fekete last name is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Fekete are 0.15% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.08% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Fekete earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.98% more than the national average, earning 508,657 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 57.56% more than the national average, earning R 374,412 per year; in United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.82% more than the national average, earning $56,052 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Fekete Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fekete in the Russian language | ||
| Фекете | fekete | - |
| Fekete in the Arabic language | ||
| فيكيت | fykyt | - |
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