Kéry Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Kéry Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 281 | 1:34,933 | 3,803 |
| Slovakia | 120 | 1:44,470 | 8,422 |
| Czechia | 11 | 1:966,679 | 76,885 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
The alternate forms: Kery (763) are calculated separately.
Kéry Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kéry Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kéry is found most frequently in Hungary. It may occur in the variant forms: Kery. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kéry? popularity and diffusion
It is the 701,000th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 17,351,300 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kéry are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 67 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe.
Kéry is most frequent in Hungary, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 34,933. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 45 percent are found, Győr-Moson-Sopron County, where 16 percent are found and Pest County, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Hungary this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 29 percent are found and Czechia, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kery | 92 | 763 | / |
| Kéray | 89 | 18 | / |
| Kérey | 89 | 16 | / |
| Khéry | 89 | 1 | / |
| Khéiry | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kéri | 75 | 3,630 | / |
| Kiry | 75 | 1,066 | / |
| Kéré | 75 | 20 | / |
| Céry | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kyry | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kéra | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kerry | 67 | 14,220 | / |
| Kuiry | 67 | 5,695 | / |
| Kiray | 67 | 3,127 | / |
| Khiry | 67 | 2,976 | / |
| Keary | 67 | 2,159 | / |
| Koiry | 67 | 2,137 | / |
| Kairy | 67 | 2,032 | / |
| Kerey | 67 | 1,255 | / |
| Kyryi | 67 | 1,094 | / |
| Kirey | 67 | 930 | / |
| Keery | 67 | 857 | / |
| Kiriy | 67 | 755 | / |
| Keray | 67 | 481 | / |
| Khery | 67 | 452 | / |
| Kyrys | 67 | 290 | / |
| Kiryo | 67 | 187 | / |
| Kirry | 67 | 130 | / |
| Keriy | 67 | 130 | / |
| Keryo | 67 | 112 | / |
| Kiroy | 67 | 78 | / |
| Keiry | 67 | 62 | / |
| Keroy | 67 | 56 | / |
| Keryz | 67 | 34 | / |
| Kehry | 67 | 30 | / |
| Kiery | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kirzy | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kiruy | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kyriy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kiory | 67 | 11 | / |
| Quéry | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kayry | 67 | 6 | / |
| Keryi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kérai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khyry | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyroy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keury | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kerzy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyryo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyrey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyryy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyrhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyryp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kajry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kıray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyryś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiryś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kiryd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirhy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khèry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keïry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyry | 67 | 0 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Kéry
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis