Kercso Surname

1,227,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 190 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Kercso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kercso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1541:130,37614,224
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Kercsó (180) are calculated separately.

Kercso Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kercso is found most frequently in Romania. It may occur in the variant forms: Kercsó. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kercso.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercso? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,227,038th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 38,355,505 people. The last name Kercso occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kercso live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 81 percent live in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently used in Romania, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 130,376. In Romania Kercso is primarily concentrated in: Harghita County, where 94 percent reside, Caraș-Severin County, where 3 percent reside and Neamț County, where 3 percent reside. Other than Romania this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Hungary, where 6 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kercsó94180/
Kerco911/
Kercho8366/
Kerchou77798/
Gkertso7727/
Kertsos7725/
Kertsou7721/
Kerchoo771/
Kreckso771/
Kerkcho771/
Kerca7330/
Kirco7324/
Kerzo737/
Gkertsos71268/
Gkertsou7182/
Kerdchoo7118/
Kerdchot712/
Kerrchou711/
Kerchouh711/
Kerdchod711/
Kerdchoi711/
Kercha67362/
Kercza67207/
Gkertsios6762/
Cercio6756/
Kircio6732/
Kircho6712/
Kretso678/
Kercia677/
Kerdsa672/
Kreczo672/
Kerczó671/
Kearca671/
Krecho671/
Kheirchoo671/
Kyrcou671/
Kerrço671/
Kerzoy670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kercso
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