Kecskés Surname

65,352nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,639 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kecskés Surname User-submission:

Kecskés is a Hungarian surname, originally given to an owner of goats.

Kecskés Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary7,1021:1,382150
Slovakia4261:12,5271,642
Romania661:304,21027,263
Czechia241:443,06148,767
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
England31:18,572,686338,250
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

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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Kecskés Last Name Facts

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.

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