Kertys Surname

833,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Kertys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kertys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1691:269,36534,930
Slovakia1541:34,6526,286
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Kertýs (18) are calculated separately.

Kertys Last Name Facts

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

Kertys occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Kertýs. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kertys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 833,931st most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 22,016,755 people. The surname Kertys is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kertys reside; 99 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Kertys is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 269,365. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 99 percent reside and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 47 percent reside and Czechia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kertýs9418/
Kiertys925/
Kerteys921/
Kertes831,212/
Kertis83725/
Kertés8387/
Kertís831/
Kertysová8079/
Kertysova8014/
Kertesz773,552/
Kertess7741/
Kerteis7725/
Kertiss7717/
Kertisz779/
Keartes773/
Kertezs772/
Kertych771/
Keurtis771/
Kertézs771/
Kyrtysh771/
Kertese771/
Kerthes770/
Khertesh716/
Keerthis712/
Kerdthes711/
Chertysh711/
Kertiş671,102/
Certes67233/
Kertésová6795/
Kertisová6786/
Kertez6741/
Kertesová6731/
Certis6724/
Kirtis6720/
Kertesova6715/
Kertiz6713/
Kertisova679/
Kerteš676/
Kretes672/
Kretis672/
Kyrtis671/
Kertýsová671/
Kertéz671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kertys
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