Kereszt Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kereszt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kereszt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary741:132,65212,253
United States131:27,881,456736,413

Kereszt Last Name Facts

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

Kereszt occurs more in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kereszt? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,007,164th most commonly occurring family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Kereszt reside; 85 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 74 people, or 1 in 132,652. In Hungary Kereszt is primarily found in: Budapest, where 26 percent live, Tolna County, where 20 percent live and Somogy County, where 18 percent live. Excluding Hungary this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent live.

Kereszt Last Name Statistics demography

Kereszt earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 74.51% less than the national average, earning $11,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerest92117/
Kerrest8674/
Kereste867/
Kerests861/
Kearest860/
Kerehsth803/
Kerist773/
Cerest770/
Cherest7139/
Kerecht711/
Cheherest633/
Gkerechte631/
Kirist628/
Cirest621/
Kirists575/
Cherist572/
Keriste571/
Cayrest571/
Quireste532/
Kiristova501/

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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 Kereszt
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis