Kekes Surname

674,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 443 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Kekes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kekes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1151:96,34616,232
Brazil961:2,229,94169,391
Papua New Guinea651:125,44217,113
United States501:7,249,179331,838
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Hungary111:892,38945,166
Turkey81:9,727,678134,647
England31:18,572,686338,250
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Kékes (184) are calculated separately.

Kekes (128) may also be a first name.

Kekes Last Name Facts

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

Kekes (Russian: Кекес) is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kékes. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kekes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 674,066th most frequently used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,450,442 people. The last name Kekes is mostly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Kekes live; 26 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 26 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Kekes is also the 821,896th most frequently occurring forename in the world, borne by 128 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is held by 115 people, or 1 in 96,346. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 41 percent reside, Attica, where 40 percent reside and Central Macedonia, where 15 percent reside. Besides Greece this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 22 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 15 percent reside.

Kekes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kekes last name are 39.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 92.86% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kekes earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 41.19% less than the national average, earning $25,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.26% more than the national average, earning $60,740 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kékes93184/
Keckes91154/
Kekese9168/
Keikes9151/
Kekeis9133/
Kekies917/
Kekkes916/
Kekesh913/
Kekesz912/
Gkekes911/
Kiekes910/
Keekes910/
Keckeis831,162/
Koeckes8331/
Kekeiss8321/
Kechkes8312/
Keikeis837/
Keeskes837/
Gkegkes834/
Kekeshe833/
Kiekies833/
Koekies831/
Keikesh831/
Kekeç808,136/
Kokes80684/
Kakes80632/
Kekez80542/
Kekis80425/
Kekys80225/
Kikes80110/
Keces8064/
Kökes804/
Kykes803/
Kechkesh777/
Kiekiess773/
Kiekiesz771/
Keckeise770/
Kokesh732,511/
Kezkeç73187/
Kekish73106/
Kekysh7395/
Kakies7363/
Gkekis7358/
Kokkes7348/
Kekkeş7344/
Kakesh7342/
Kikese7321/
Kekkis7318/
Kitkes7314/
Cakkes7314/
Kiekis737/
Quekes736/
Keques736/
Chekes735/
Kiokes734/
Kekech733/
Kekiss731/
Keketz731/
Kekeuz731/
Kekios731/
Keckés731/
Kaikes731/
Ketkis731/
Kakkes731/
Keyces730/
Kokess730/
Kickes730/
Keckesova7156/
Keckesová715/
Kechkeish713/
Kheshkesh711/
Kokesch67350/
Kahkesh67234/
Chekhes6741/
Cheekes6735/
Kiekisz6731/
Kajkesh6727/
Cheikes6723/
Kiekiss6710/
Kiekish674/
Keekuis672/
Khakhes672/
Khaykes672/
Gkekios671/
Kikesse671/
Kakhees671/
Khekhetshe671/
Kiekieś671/
Kakiess671/
Kekiche671/

Kekes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kekes in the Russian language
Кекесkekes-

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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 Kekes
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