Keresztes Surname

58,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Keresztes Surname User-submission:

Means: 'person with a cross' in Hungarian.

Keresztes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary4,9191:1,996224
Romania2,9321:6,848912
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Canada781:472,37940,609
Austria771:110,59015,709
Slovakia711:75,16114,596
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Australia301:899,85754,700
Czechia271:393,83245,478
Brazil251:8,562,973188,780
England231:2,422,52489,093
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Belgium201:574,83253,219
Uruguay151:228,78417,372
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
France61:11,070,454349,096
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

The alternate forms: Kereszteš (26), Keresztés (1) & Kereszteş (1) are calculated separately.

Keresztes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means: 'person with a cross' in Hungarian.

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Keresztes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keresztes occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Kereszteš, Keresztés or Kereszteş. For other potential spellings of Keresztes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keresztes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 58,983rd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 851,647 people. The last name Keresztes is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Keresztes live; 93 percent live in Eastern Europe and 57 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Hungary, where it is held by 4,919 people, or 1 in 1,996. In Hungary it is mostly found in: Budapest, where 18 percent are found, Pest County, where 12 percent are found and Baranya County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this last name occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Keresztes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Keresztes last name are 35.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.35% registered with the party.

The amount Keresztes earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 32.61% more than the national average, earning $57,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.26% more than the national average, earning $52,294 CAD per year.

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