Kertes Surname

310,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kertes Surname User-submission:

The surname Kertész (Kertesz) or Kertes comes from an occupational surname, meaning 'gardener' in Hungarian.

Kertes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2801:35,0583,818
United States2751:1,318,03292,126
Ukraine1951:233,45030,908
Serbia1181:60,5505,636
Turkey881:884,33441,843
Slovakia421:127,05823,432
Romania401:501,94738,412
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Thailand301:2,354,612261,046
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Kertés (87) & Kerteš (6) are calculated separately.

Kertes Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kertész (Kertesz) or Kertes comes from an occupational surname, meaning 'gardener' in Hungarian.

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Kertes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kertes (Russian: Кертес) occurs more in Hungary more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Kertés or Kerteš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kertes? popularity and diffusion

Kertes is the 310,758th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,012,827 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kertes are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 24 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in Hungary, where it is borne by 280 people, or 1 in 35,058. In Hungary Kertes is most frequent in: Budapest, where 19 percent are found, Békés County, where 17 percent are found and Vas County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Hungary it exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Ukraine, where 16 percent are found.

Kertes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kertes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kertes last name increased 27,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kertes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kertes are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kertes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.47% more than the national average, earning $49,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.82% more than the national average, earning $68,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kertés9487/
Kerteš946/
Kertesz923,552/
Kertess9241/
Kerteis9225/
Keartes923/
Kertezs922/
Kerteys921/
Kertese921/
Kerthes920/
Khertesh866/
Kerdthes861/
Kartes831,225/
Kortes83894/
Kertis83725/
Kertys83331/
Certes83233/
Kertez8341/
Kertýs8318/
Kretes832/
Kertís831/
Kertesová8031/
Kertesova8015/
Chertes77971/
Kartesz7735/
Kortess7729/
Kertiss7717/
Kertisz779/
Karteus778/
Kartesh777/
Kartess777/
Kortesh775/
Kiertys775/
Krettes774/
Korthes772/
Quertes771/
Korteas771/
Kirtesh771/
Coertes771/
Keurtis771/
Certess771/
Karties771/
Kertézs771/
Kirtess770/
Kertice770/
Kerteszová7532/
Kerteszova7515/
Kertezsova751/
Kortteus7135/
Kartheus7130/
Keerthis712/
Kretteis712/
Chertesz711/
Karteesh711/
Kerteche711/
Kirthest710/
Cortes67838,977/
Cartes6714,641/
Kertiş671,102/
Kortis67269/
Kartis67159/
Kortez67153/
Cretes67128/
Kertésová6795/
Kertisová6786/
Kertysová6779/
Kartez6749/
Karteusch6729/
Certis6724/
Kirtis6720/
Kertysova6714/
Kertiz6713/
Körtés6711/
Kertisova679/
Kortys675/
Cirtes674/
Kartys674/
Kirteš673/
Kretis672/
Cõrtes672/
Certez671/
Kertéz671/
Kertýsová671/
Qortes671/
Cörtes671/
Kyrtis671/
Kertešová671/

Kertes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kertes in the Russian language
Кертесkertes-

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