Kertes Surname
Approximately 1,212 people bear this surname
Kertes Surname User-submission:
The surname Kertész (Kertesz) or Kertes comes from an occupational surname, meaning 'gardener' in Hungarian.
Kertes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 280 | 1:35,058 | 3,818 |
| United States | 275 | 1:1,318,032 | 92,126 |
| Ukraine | 195 | 1:233,450 | 30,908 |
| Serbia | 118 | 1:60,550 | 5,636 |
| Turkey | 88 | 1:884,334 | 41,843 |
| Slovakia | 42 | 1:127,058 | 23,432 |
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| Brazil | 32 | 1:6,689,823 | 158,565 |
| Thailand | 30 | 1:2,354,612 | 261,046 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Canada | 16 | 1:2,302,849 | 139,666 |
| Argentina | 14 | 1:3,053,101 | 127,728 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Czechia | 8 | 1:1,329,184 | 91,312 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
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.
- murphywmmKertes Demographics
Average Kertes Salary in
United States
$49,825 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Kertes Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kertes in the Russian language | ||
| Кертес | kertes | - |
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Footnotes
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