Kertesz Surname

127,672nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Kertesz Surname User-submission:

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

Kertesz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1,4601:13,7521,764
United States7781:465,88639,683
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Hungary1571:62,5246,472
Israel1401:61,1267,761
Germany821:981,77468,040
Austria781:109,17215,555
England781:714,33440,171
Brazil741:2,892,89685,224
Australia641:421,80833,593
Slovakia621:86,07216,607
Denmark541:104,5329,834
France381:1,747,966156,445
Sweden331:298,38720,789
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Ireland211:224,2358,707
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Uruguay171:201,86816,060
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Kertesz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

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

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Kertesz Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kertesz has its highest incidence in Romania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kertesz? popularity and diffusion

Kertesz is the 127,672nd most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,051,674 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kertesz live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 41 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Romania, where it is carried by 1,460 people, or 1 in 13,752. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Covasna County, where 22 percent reside, Mureș County, where 17 percent reside and Cluj County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Romania Kertesz occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Canada, where 8 percent reside.

Kertesz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kertesz surname are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Kertesz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.42% more than the national average, earning $51,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.85% more than the national average, earning $59,543 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kertes921,212/
Kertez9241/
Kertess8641/
Kerteis8625/
Kertisz869/
Keartes863/
Kertezs862/
Kerteys861/
Kertese861/
Kerthes860/
Kerteszová8232/
Kerteszova8215/
Khertesh806/
Kerdthes801/
Chertesz801/
Kertis77725/
Kertys77331/
Certes77233/
Kertés7787/
Kertýs7718/
Kertiz7713/
Kerteš776/
Kretes772/
Certez771/
Kertís771/
Kertéz771/
Kertesová7531/
Kertesova7515/
Chertes71971/
Kertiss7117/
Kiertys715/
Krettes714/
Certess711/
Kirtesh711/
Quertes711/
Kertezsova711/
Kertézs711/
Keurtis711/
Kirtess710/
Kertice710/
Kretteis672/
Keerthis672/
Kerteche671/
Kirthest670/

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