Kerekes Surname

31,520th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,933 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kerekes Surname User-submission:

Kerekes is an old Hungarian occupational surname. It designates wheelwrights, i.e. craftsmen engaged in the making of carts and wheels.

Kerekes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary10,6461:92293
Romania3,2861:6,110821
United States1,7801:203,62919,997
Canada3701:99,58310,815
Germany1121:718,79954,527
Slovakia1081:49,4129,484
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
Austria701:121,64916,953
Australia671:402,92132,505
England631:884,41445,970
Sweden431:228,99415,912
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Israel311:276,05324,632
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Panama231:170,0985,250
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Czechia151:708,89864,682
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
France101:6,642,272293,169
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Norway61:857,04855,549
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Kerekeš (936) & Kerekeş (14) are calculated separately.

Kerekes (10) may also be a first name.

Kerekes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Kerekes is an old Hungarian occupational surname. It designates wheelwrights, i.e. craftsmen engaged in the making of carts and wheels.

- kalman1959

Kerekes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerekes is found in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Kerekeš or Kerekeş. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerekes? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerekes is the 31,520th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 430,375 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kerekes are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 63 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Kerekes is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is held by 10,646 people, or 1 in 922. In Hungary it is most prevalent in: Budapest, where 15 percent live, Pest County, where 15 percent live and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 11 percent live. Besides Hungary Kerekes exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Kerekes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerekes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerekes last name grew 35,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerekes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerekes surname are 6.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kerekes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 26.4% less than the national average, earning 254,727 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.64% more than the national average, earning R 312,828 per year; in United States they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $45,647 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.68% more than the national average, earning $53,003 CAD per year.

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