Kecskés Surname
Approximately 7,639 people bear this surname
Kecskés Surname User-submission:
Kecskés is a Hungarian surname, originally given to an owner of goats.
Kecskés Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 7,102 | 1:1,382 | 150 |
| Slovakia | 426 | 1:12,527 | 1,642 |
| Romania | 66 | 1:304,210 | 27,263 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Kecskes (1,306) & Kecskéš (1) are calculated separately.
Kecskés Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Kecskés is a Hungarian surname, originally given to an owner of goats.
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Where Does The Last Name Kecskés Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kecskés occurs most in Hungary. It may appear as: Kecskes or Kecskéš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kecskés? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 65,352nd most numerous family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 953,992 people. Kecskés occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kecskés reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
The last name is most common in Hungary, where it is held by 7,102 people, or 1 in 1,382. In Hungary Kecskés is mostly found in: Pest County, where 19 percent reside, Budapest, where 15 percent reside and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 10 percent reside. Besides Hungary this last name is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 6 percent reside and Romania, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kecskes | 95 | 1,306 | / |
| Kecskéš | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kescskés | 93 | 1 | / |
| Keckés | 92 | 1 | / |
| Keczkés | 86 | 9 | / |
| Kecskésová | 82 | 338 | / |
| Keckésová | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kecskesova | 71 | 60 | / |
| Kecskesová | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kecskéšová | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kečkésová | 63 | 3 | / |
| Kečkéš | 62 | 324 | / |
| Keckes | 62 | 154 | / |
| Kečkéś | 62 | 1 | / |
| Kecskešová | 59 | 1 | / |
| Keckeis | 57 | 1,162 | / |
| Keczkes | 57 | 25 | / |
| Kechkes | 57 | 12 | / |
| Kechkesh | 53 | 7 | / |
| Kečkéšová | 50 | 253 | / |
| Keckesova | 50 | 56 | / |
| Keckesová | 50 | 5 | / |
| Kechkeish | 50 | 3 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kecskés
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