Kertez Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Kertez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kertez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia311:136,40719,258
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

The alternate forms: Kertéz (1) are calculated separately.

Kertez Last Name Facts

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

Kertez (Russian: Кертез) is found in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Kertéz. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kertez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kertez is the 3,055,934th most common surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Kertez reside; 78 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Kertez is most commonly used in Croatia, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 136,407. In Croatia Kertez is most frequent in: Koprivnica-Križevci County, where 71 percent are found, City of Zagreb, where 16 percent are found and Varaždin County, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Croatia it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 5 percent are found and The United States, where 5 percent are found.

Kertez Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kertez has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kertez last name decreased 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kertéz941/
Kertesz923,552/
Kertezs922/
Kertes831,212/
Kortez83153/
Kartez8349/
Kertiz8313/
Kerteš836/
Certez831/
Kertess7741/
Kartesz7735/
Kerteis7725/
Kertisz779/
Coertez778/
Keartes773/
Kertézs771/
Kerteys771/
Kertese771/
Kerthes770/
Kertice770/
Kerteszová7532/
Kerteszova7515/
Kertezsova751/
Kertiche71207/
Khertesh716/
Kerteche711/
Chertesz711/
Kerdthes711/
Cortez67614,814/
Kartes671,225/
Kertiş671,102/
Kortes67894/
Kertis67725/
Kertys67331/
Certes67233/
Cartez67175/
Kertić67137/
Kertés6787/
Kırtız6748/
Kertesová6731/
Kartiz6726/
Kertic6722/
Kertýs6718/
Kertesova6715/
Kirteš673/
Cirtez673/
Kirtiz672/
Kortéz672/
Kortiz672/
Kretes672/
Qortez671/
Kertézová671/
Kretiz671/
Kertič671/
Kertís671/
Kortyz671/
Kertešová671/

Kertez Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kertez in the Russian language
Кертезkertez-

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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
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  • 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 Kertez
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