Kes Surname

56,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,014 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,9121:26,7243,034
Ethiopia2,5761:37,8674,280
India6781:1,131,36546,134
Indonesia6421:205,99619,450
Netherlands5021:33,6405,616
United States4491:807,25862,140
Russia2611:552,19649,742
Ukraine2341:194,54126,383
Papua New Guinea2131:38,2804,620
Cambodia661:234,6543,218
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
England321:1,741,18971,393
Israel281:305,63026,425
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
France211:3,162,987209,042
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Taiwan181:1,302,4868,817
Greece181:615,54471,673
Kazakhstan161:1,105,15663,055
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Cameroon121:1,730,75692,157
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Croatia61:704,76744,411
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Keš (57) & Kès (1) are calculated separately.

Kes (2,416) may also be a first name.

Kes Last Name Facts

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

Kes (Hindi: केस, Marathi: केस, Oriya: େକସ, Russian: Кес) is most common in Turkey. It can also be rendered as: Keš or Kès. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kes is the 56,275th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 808,470 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 46 percent of Kes reside; 29 percent reside in East Africa and 29 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kes is also the 150,878th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 2,416 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,912 people, or 1 in 26,724. In Turkey Kes is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent live, Mersin Province, where 15 percent live and Gaziantep Province, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey this last name exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Ethiopia, where 29 percent live and India, where 8 percent live.

Kes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 2,641 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kes last name is principally Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kes surname are 28.99% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.76% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kes earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $47,196 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.38% more than the national average, earning $55,834 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keš8957/
Kès891/
Keys8633,189/
Kesh8622,785/
Kees868,170/
Khes866,996/
Kies866,785/
Kess866,286/
Kese862,725/
Keis862,098/
Keus861,738/
Keas86826/
Kehs86411/
Kesz86151/
Kejs8639/
Kces862/
Kges862/
Kesd861/
Ckes861/
Keső861/
Kkes861/
Kesse7517,638/
Keese753,100/
Khese751,824/
Keyse751,408/
Keshe751,399/
Kiess751,352/
Khess751,101/
Keiss75839/
Khesh75588/
Kiesz75522/
Keise75504/
Keeys75366/
Keush75331/
Kesch75306/
Keuss75222/
Keish75163/
Keess7583/
Keysh7575/
Kehse7555/
Keesh7550/
Keisz7548/
Keizs7546/
Keesz7532/
Kiejs7530/
Kease7527/
Kkese7525/
Kheys7521/
Keest7520/
Keuhs7519/
Keišs7518/
Kedse7517/
Kejst7515/
Kheis7512/
Khees759/
Keshh759/
Kiesh757/
Keash756/
Kesth756/
Khies755/
Keysz754/
Keass753/
Ckess752/
Kessz752/
Kiehs752/
Keids752/
Kedsh751/
Kesze751/
Keyss751/
Kkesh751/
Kesce751/
Keshs751/
Kejss751/
Kiesø751/
Kkesx751/
Kessd751/
Hgkes750/
Kezse750/
Ketsh750/
Kis6732,624/
Ces672,933/
Keusch672,747/
Kys672,065/
Kesova671,028/
Käs67905/
Keß67514/
Kez67192/
Kiesch6799/
Keisch6759/
Keisse6748/
Keijts6736/
Khiesz6735/
Qes6728/
Khesse6726/
Keč6722/
Khessh6718/
Keć6718/
Kjs6714/
Keesch6713/
Kesche6712/
Keeshh6712/
Keesse6711/
Kesová6711/
Kessse6710/
Keishe679/
Khesss678/
Kheshe677/
Kheyts676/
Kedsch676/
Kettős676/
Kheshs676/
Kheise675/
Kheysh673/
Keesce673/
Kesshe673/
Kesowa673/
Kheesh673/
Khiess672/
Keasse672/
Keshch672/
Kheese672/
Keyshs671/
Keggis671/
Keatst671/
Khease671/
Keashe671/
Kehets671/
Kheisz671/
Gkeits671/
Khetts671/
Keatse670/
Keetsh670/

Kes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kes in the Marathi language
केसkesa-
Kes in the Hindi language
केसkesa94.49
Kes in the Oriya language
େକସekasa89.66
େକଶ୍ekas10.34
Kes in the Russian language
Кесkes-

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Footnotes

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