Köles Surname
Approximately 854 people bear this surname
Köles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 685 | 1:14,330 | 1,614 |
| Slovakia | 147 | 1:36,302 | 6,658 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
The alternate forms: Koles (641), Köleş (131), Köleš (2), Koleš (122) & Koleś (1) are calculated separately.
Köles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Köles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Köles (Bengali: কোলেস, Hindi: कोलेस, Marathi: कोलॅस) is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Koles, Köleş, Köleš, Koleš or Koleś. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Köles? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 409,211th most frequent family name on earth, held by around 1 in 8,533,426 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köles reside; 97 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Hungary, where it is held by 685 people, or 1 in 14,330. In Hungary Köles is most prevalent in: Pest County, where 27 percent live, Budapest, where 18 percent live and Heves County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Hungary it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 17 percent live and Switzerland, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Köles Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Köles in the Bengali language | ||
| কোলেস | kolesa | - |
| Köles in the Marathi language | ||
| कोलॅस | kolesa | - |
| Köles in the Hindi language | ||
| कोलेस | kolesa | 50 |
| कोलेश | kolesa | 50 |
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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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- 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 Köles
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