Kečkeš Surname

559,180th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 568 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Serbia
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kečkeš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kečkeš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Serbia3511:20,3562,322
Croatia1281:33,0366,772
Slovakia481:111,17620,971
Slovenia341:73,16710,069
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842

The alternate forms: Kečkéš (324), Kećkeš (5), Kečkěš (1), Keckes (154), Kéčkéš (2), Kečkéś (1) & Keckés (1) are calculated separately.

Kečkeš Last Name Facts

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

Kečkeš is found in Serbia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Kečkéš, Kećkeš, Kečkěš, Keckes, Kéčkéš, Kečkéś or Keckés. For other potential spellings of Kečkeš click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kečkeš? popularity and diffusion

It is the 559,180th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 12,830,186 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kečkeš reside; 90 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Serbia, where it is held by 351 people, or 1 in 20,356. In Serbia Kečkeš is primarily concentrated in: North Banat District, where 34 percent live, North Bačka District, where 24 percent live and Central Banat District, where 16 percent live. Barring Serbia this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 23 percent live and Slovakia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kečkéš94324/
Kećkeš945/
Kečkěš941/
Keckes89154/
Kéčkéš892/
Kečkéś891/
Kečkiš8310/
Keckés831/
Kečkešova802/
Keske732,517/
Kecke73231/
Kečka7356/
Keskes671,148/
Kečkéšová67253/
Kezkeç67187/
Keskey67180/
Keskeç67118/
Kačkoš6749/
Keiske6715/
Kočkoš673/
Kecske672/
Keskei671/
Keecke671/
Keskec671/
Keszke671/
Kezkec671/
Keshke671/
Kezkei671/
Keskie671/
Keeske671/
Kedcke671/
Keacke670/
Ketzke670/
Keicke670/
Keckey670/
Keuske670/

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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 Kečkeš
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