Kresz Surname

669,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 447 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Kresz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kresz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2951:33,2763,622
United States901:4,027,321218,060
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
France21:33,211,361423,184
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Krész (14) are calculated separately.

Kresz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kresz is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Krész. For other potential spellings of Kresz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kresz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 669,375th most commonly occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,303,235 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Kresz are found; 66 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 66 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.

The last name Kresz is most common in Hungary, where it is borne by 295 people, or 1 in 33,276. In Hungary Kresz is most frequent in: Baranya County, where 54 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Tolna County, where 13 percent live. Barring Hungary this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Germany, where 7 percent live.

Kresz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kresz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kresz last name expanded 290 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kresz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kresz surname are 1.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kresz earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning 311,853 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $43,740 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.47% less than the national average, earning $39,015 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Krész9314/
Kreisz911,395/
Krzesz9117/
Kriesz917/
Kreusz911/
Kres89769/
Krez89360/
Kress8020,858/
Kreis8012,937/
Kreuz805,183/
Kries801,046/
Krese80492/
Krecz80373/
Kresh80369/
Kreus80343/
Kreys80291/
Krejs80135/
Kreiz8064/
Krysz8063/
Kreyz8050/
Krehs8039/
Krees8038/
Krzes8032/
Krejz8021/
Krisz8019/
Krezh8010/
Kreas805/
Khres803/
Kresp802/
Khrez801/
Krehz801/
Krezz801/
Cresz801/
Kresś801/
Gkres801/
Kreez801/
Kcrez801/
Krerz800/
Kreszová773/
Khreis735,915/
Kresse734,070/
Kreiss731,647/
Kresch73471/
Kriszt73434/
Kruisz73160/
Kriess73143/
Kreetz73133/
Kreatz73112/
Kreush7394/
Krease7392/
Kretts7387/
Kreese7386/
Kreyts7365/
Kroisz7363/
Khries7342/
Kreicz7339/
Kreihs7330/
Kreuss7330/
Krzysz7323/
Kreish7317/
Kreyss7315/
Kreise7314/
Kriehs7311/
Kreysh7310/
Kresht739/
Kreits739/
Kreyhs737/
Kressh736/
Kreytz735/
Khreys734/
Kriesh733/
Khrees733/
Khress733/
Khresh733/
Kresst732/
Kressx732/
Krestt732/
Kritsz732/
Khreus732/
Kreshe732/
Kreist732/
Khreiz732/
Kåreus732/
Krzisz732/
Kreisø732/
Kreets731/
Khreas731/
Kredds731/
Kriscz731/
Kriszz731/
Kretsh731/
Krysze731/
Kryszt731/
Gkretz731/
Kreash731/
Kreest731/
Kreidz730/
Kreids730/
Kreess730/
Kreass730/
Kretse730/
Kreß676,756/
Kris675,011/
Kriz674,016/
Kreusch673,045/
Krys672,289/
Cres671,080/
Kriesch67445/
Krej67366/
Kresova67316/
Kreisch67263/
Krec67261/
Kreč67209/
Khreiss67135/
Kresová67101/
Crez6795/
Kreš6793/
Krezova6739/
Khreish6736/
Kreysch6736/
Kryz6734/
Kreijtz6728/
Kréz6725/
Krés6720/
Kreć6718/
Kresche678/
Kreeseh676/
Krahies674/
Qureshz673/
Krýz672/
Kreshch672/
Qres672/
Krestch671/
Kreisse671/
Kreschs671/
Krès671/
Kríz671/
Kreś671/
Khreyss671/
Khriesh671/
Khriess671/
Kreishe670/
Krjz670/

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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 Kresz
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