Fekete Surname

11,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,070 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Fekete Surname Definition:

(Hungarian) One with a swarthy complexion, black.

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Fekete Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary34,2921:28619
Romania4,6661:4,303576
Slovakia3,0101:1,77349
United States2,6211:138,29014,432
Serbia9451:7,561898
Ukraine6951:65,5009,406
Canada5421:67,9817,833
Germany3431:234,71025,927
Austria3301:25,8044,071
France3161:210,19832,673
Brazil2881:743,31427,136
Australia2681:100,73011,375
England2531:220,22918,622
Croatia2251:18,7943,860
Nigeria1711:1,035,92343,476
Israel1471:58,2157,456
Czechia1371:77,61713,012
Argentina1341:318,98125,304
Sweden841:117,2238,378
Switzerland791:103,96111,033
Spain671:697,79230,551
Ireland551:85,6174,914
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Thailand531:1,332,799187,598
Belgium421:273,73032,801
Norway341:151,24418,822
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Denmark231:245,42219,084
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Malta41:107,5681,849
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

User-submitted Reference

Hungarian origin, means: black.

- guldenstern

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feketé943/
Fékete942/
Fekette9229/
Feketei9224/
Feckete9217/
Feketey928/
Feketie926/
Fekethe921/
Fetkete921/
Feket917/
Fekety83205/
Feketa83120/
Fekets8368/
Fakete8345/
Feketi8334/
Fekett8320/
Fekhet834/
Feketš833/
Fekate833/
Fikete832/
Vekete832/
Feketz832/
Fékété831/
Feketeová801,759/
Feketeova80173/
Fetketter807/
Fecketter802/
Fetkether802/
Fechete773,905/
Feketha77135/
Fekieta7791/
Fequete7713/
Feketis776/
Fakette776/
Fekeith775/
Feckett774/
Fakhete772/
Fekhate771/
Pfeketa771/
Fekeita771/
Foikete771/
Fiekote771/
Fekethi771/
Fekhiet771/
Fakeite771/
Feisket770/
Feskett770/
Fettkether75316/
Fiket73499/
Fekeč73195/
Fekyt735/
Fekeć732/
Feked732/
Veket732/
Feketová71377/
Feketova7134/
Fetköter7122/
Fequette7118/
Fickette713/
Fechette713/
Fakhetei712/
Feketsch711/
Fackette710/
Fequet67537/
Fechet67247/
Fakate6774/
Fakote6753/
Fokate6741/
Vekety6725/
Vekate6724/
Fettköter6722/
Fekhit6715/
Foketi6715/
Veketi6713/
Fekecz6712/
Fikiet6710/
Fekati677/
Fokote677/
Fetkötter675/
Vikete674/
Fiketi674/
Veeket673/
Fokite673/
Faketi672/
Fekyta672/
Fekedd671/
Fikite671/
Vakete671/
Fecketsch671/
Fekeid671/
Ficket670/
Feuckheit670/
Vekett670/

Fekete Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fekete in the Russian language
Фекетеfekete-
Fekete in the Arabic language
فيكيتfykyt-

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