Kerteši Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kerteši Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kerteši Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia111:649,54122,440
Croatia51:845,72148,179

The alternate forms: Kertesi (83) are calculated separately.

Kerteši Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerteši is most common in Serbia. It may appear as a variant: Kertesi. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerteši? popularity and diffusion

Kerteši is the 4,908,606th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. Kerteši is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kerteši live; 100 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Kerteši is most commonly used in Serbia, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 649,541. In Serbia it is primarily concentrated in: Central Banat District, where 91 percent live and South Banat District, where 9 percent live. Besides Serbia it is found in one country. It is also found in Croatia, where 31 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kertesi9583/
Kortesi71162/
Kertesy7139/
Körtesi7118/
Kertoçi717/
Kertesa714/
Kertaçi712/
Kerteze712/
Kertaci711/
Kertese711/
Kertoci711/
Kertice710/
Kertişçi67102/
Korteshi6760/
Kartesih6744/
Kertasih6711/
Kortessi675/
Kerteche671/
Karteszi671/
Keurtice671/
Kertesey671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kerteši
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