Kardos Surname

37,937th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kardos Surname User-submission:

Kard means 'sword' in Hungarian; Kardos is someone who has or wields a sword.

Kardos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary9,3121:1,054111
United States1,9271:188,09518,675
Romania9641:20,8282,674
India5281:1,452,77555,209
Canada1661:221,96121,363
Slovakia1461:36,5516,716
Germany1121:718,79954,527
England791:705,29239,851
Austria781:109,17215,555
France771:862,633101,453
Israel611:140,28914,966
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Czechia511:208,49929,840
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Australia361:749,88148,970
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Norway101:514,22941,629
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Kardoš (1,376), Kardoş (41) & Kardoś (1) are calculated separately.

Kardos (52) may also be a first name.

Kardos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kard means 'sword' in Hungarian; Kardos is someone who has or wields a sword.

- anonymous submission

Kardos Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kardos (Arabic: كاردوس, Marathi: कारडोस, Russian: Кардос) has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can be found in the variant forms: Kardoš, Kardoş or Kardoś. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kardos? popularity and diffusion

Kardos is the 37,937th most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 525,115 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Kardos reside; 76 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 67 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 52 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 9,312 people, or 1 in 1,054. In Hungary Kardos is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 19 percent live, Pest County, where 9 percent live and Csongrád County, where 8 percent live. Apart from Hungary this last name exists in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent live and Romania, where 7 percent live.

Kardos Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kardos surname are 12.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.56% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kardos earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 43.5% less than the national average, earning 195,543 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 157.88% more than the national average, earning R 612,816 per year; in United States they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning $45,408 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.99% more than the national average, earning $58,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kardoš941,376/
Kardoş9441/
Kardoś941/
Kardous92552/
Kardosh92302/
Kardoes9282/
Kardosz9240/
Kardoos9223/
Kardost9220/
Kardoss928/
Kardose927/
Kardoush8673/
Kardoust8628/
Kardosch8621/
Kardouss8618/
Kardoost8616/
Kardoose8612/
Kardoosh8610/
Kardoshe864/
Kardouse861/
Kardas834,318/
Cardos833,348/
Kordos83992/
Kardoz83250/
Kardus8363/
Kardosová80147/
Kardosova80100/
Khayrdost802/
Khardoush802/
Kardousse801/
Kardash7714,609/
Kardasz773,276/
Kerdous77313/
Kordous77229/
Cardose7788/
Cardoos7782/
Kordosh7781/
Kordosz7737/
Karduss7731/
Khordos7726/
Kardhas7721/
Khardas7720/
Kardass7720/
Cardous7719/
Quardos7714/
Kardush7714/
Kardaus777/
Kardouz776/
Kardast775/
Kardoch774/
Khardus772/
Cardoss772/
Kaardas771/
Kardgoz771/
Karduse771/
Karduus771/
Kkardas771/
Cardozs771/
Qardous771/
Cardosp771/
Kerdosh771/
Kherdos771/
Kardošš771/
Kordoss771/
Cardost771/
Kardoshova753/
Khairdoost753/
Kordoush71359/
Kardasch7148/
Kourdous7133/
Kardouch7113/
Kahardas717/
Kerdouss716/
Qardoush715/
Khardash713/
Koordous712/
Khardush711/
Quardose711/
Khordost711/
Kardaş6716,870/
Kordas674,188/
Cardoz673,533/
Kordus671,663/
Kardaś671,634/
Cordos671,408/
Cardus671,219/
Karduz67931/
Kardošová67763/
Cardas67675/
Kordás67455/
Kardaš67403/
Kordoš67173/
Kardašová6743/
Cardús6736/
Cardoş6735/
Kardasova6723/
Kardouche6722/
Cardós6721/
Kardüz6714/
Kardaz6713/
Kordosova6711/
Kardaß679/
Kardasová678/
Kardáš676/
Kardášová676/
Kardaşova676/
Khordoush675/
Kerdas674/
Qardus673/
Kordoz672/
Cardox672/
Kardošova672/
Kordoś672/
Cardosova671/
Kardashch671/
Kardać671/
Kordosová671/
Qardas671/
Cardosová671/
Cardòs671/
Cardùs671/
Kheirdost671/
Khardouch671/

Kardos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kardos in the Marathi language
कारडोसkaradosa49.6
काडkada44.33
करडोसkaradosa2.11
करदोसkaradosa1.58
कारदोसkaradosa0.53
Kardos in the Russian language
Кардосkardos-
Kardos in the Arabic language
كاردوسkardws-

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