Kerekeš Surname
Approximately 936 people bear this surname
Kerekeš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 498 | 1:14,347 | 1,713 |
| Slovakia | 364 | 1:14,661 | 2,056 |
| Croatia | 43 | 1:98,340 | 15,803 |
| Czechia | 20 | 1:531,673 | 54,411 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
The alternate forms: Kerekes (16,933) & Kerekeş (14) are calculated separately.
Kerekeš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerekeš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerekeš is borne by more people in Serbia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as: Kerekes or Kerekeş. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kerekeš.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerekeš? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 380,890th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,785,840 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kerekeš are found; 59 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 59 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.
The last name is most widely held in Serbia, where it is carried by 498 people, or 1 in 14,347. In Serbia it is most numerous in: South Banat District, where 52 percent reside, North Bačka District, where 24 percent reside and West Bačka District, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Serbia this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 39 percent reside and Croatia, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerekes | 95 | 16,933 | / |
| Kerekeş | 95 | 14 | / |
| Kerekez | 86 | 4 | / |
| Kerekesh | 80 | 333 | / |
| Kerekess | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kereakes | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kereskes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kerekese | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerekeåž | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerekesz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerekesch | 75 | 42 | / |
| Kerekesová | 71 | 111 | / |
| Kerekesova | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kerikes | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kerekish | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kereches | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kerikech | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cherekes | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keraikes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerekeshova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerecheş | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerikeche | 63 | 138 | / |
| Cereces | 57 | 4 | / |
| Cereckis | 53 | 1 | / |
| Chereches | 50 | 2,867 | / |
| Cherecheş | 50 | 494 | / |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Kerekeš
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