Kerekes Surname
Approximately 16,933 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 10,646 | 1:922 | 93 |
| Romania | 3,286 | 1:6,110 | 821 |
| United States | 1,780 | 1:203,629 | 19,997 |
| Canada | 370 | 1:99,583 | 10,815 |
| Germany | 112 | 1:718,799 | 54,527 |
| Slovakia | 108 | 1:49,412 | 9,484 |
| Argentina | 107 | 1:399,471 | 30,635 |
| Austria | 70 | 1:121,649 | 16,953 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| England | 63 | 1:884,414 | 45,970 |
| Sweden | 43 | 1:228,994 | 15,912 |
| Brazil | 42 | 1:5,097,008 | 130,362 |
| Israel | 31 | 1:276,053 | 24,632 |
| Switzerland | 26 | 1:315,881 | 24,844 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Uruguay | 15 | 1:228,784 | 17,372 |
| Czechia | 15 | 1:708,898 | 64,682 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| New Zealand | 11 | 1:411,666 | 31,040 |
| Italy | 11 | 1:5,559,699 | 110,230 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| South Africa | 10 | 1:5,417,770 | 150,016 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Slovenia | 3 | 1:829,225 | 25,091 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
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.
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Kerekes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerekes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerekes occurs most in Hungary. It can also be found as a variant: Kerekeš or Kerekeş. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerekes? popularity and diffusion
Kerekes is the 31,520th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 430,375 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kerekes live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 10 people.
This surname is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 10,646 people, or 1 in 922. In Hungary Kerekes is most frequent in: Budapest, where 15 percent are found, Pest County, where 15 percent are found and Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary Kerekes occurs in 49 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.
Kerekes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kerekes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 35,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kerekes Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kerekes surname are 6.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.53% being registered to vote for the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerekeš | 95 | 936 | / |
| Kerekeş | 95 | 14 | / |
| Kerekesh | 93 | 333 | / |
| Kerekess | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kereakes | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kereskes | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kerekese | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kerekesz | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kerekesch | 88 | 42 | / |
| Kerikes | 86 | 6 | / |
| Kerekez | 86 | 4 | / |
| Karekes | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kerekesová | 82 | 111 | / |
| Kerekesova | 82 | 14 | / |
| Kerekish | 80 | 20 | / |
| Kereches | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kerakesh | 80 | 5 | / |
| Cherekes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Keraikes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kareckes | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerekeshova | 78 | 1 | / |
| Karakes | 71 | 14 | / |
| Cereces | 71 | 4 | / |
| Karakesh | 67 | 22 | / |
| Koreckis | 67 | 14 | / |
| Kirikesh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kerikech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Koreikis | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cherikes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cereckis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerecheş | 67 | 1 | / |
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