Kedves Surname
Approximately 2,220 people bear this surname
Kedves Surname User-submission:
The Hungarian surname Kedves means 'kind', 'nice', 'dear'., etc...
Kedves Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,411 | 1:14,230 | 1,827 |
| Hungary | 674 | 1:14,564 | 1,645 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Canada | 32 | 1:1,151,425 | 83,867 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
The alternate forms: Kedveš (101) are calculated separately.
Kedves Surname Meaning
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The Hungarian surname Kedves means 'kind', 'nice', 'dear'., etc...
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Kedves Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kedves Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kedves is found in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Kedveš. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kedves? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kedves is the 190,196th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,282,678 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Kedves live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in Romanian Europe.
The last name is most commonly held in Romania, where it is borne by 1,411 people, or 1 in 14,230. In Romania Kedves is mostly concentrated in: Harghita County, where 83 percent are found, Brașov County, where 5 percent are found and Covasna County, where 5 percent are found. Other than Romania this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 30 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Kedves Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kedves last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kedves earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.64% more than the national average, earning $52,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning $49,465 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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