Köles Surname

409,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Köles Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary6851:14,3301,614
Slovakia1471:36,3026,658
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koles93641/
Köleş93131/
Köleš932/
Kölesz9133/
Kölges9111/
Köle894,926/
Koleš87122/
Koleś871/
Keles803,129/
Köhle801,626/
Kales801,424/
Kölge80676/
Khales732,731/
Kohles731,157/
Kalies731,009/
Kalles73766/
Kalesh73752/
Kelesh73671/
Kalejs73578/
Kahles73528/
Kolles73352/
Kaleas73216/
Koleas73106/
Kaless7376/
Kholes7344/
Keeles7342/
Kalees7339/
Kaleis7337/
Kolesh7330/
Kaales7327/
Kuiles7320/
Kölhed7318/
Kalesz7316/
Kelies7315/
Gkoles7314/
Kehles736/
Koleis736/
Keless735/
Koless735/
Kolies734/
Kheles734/
Gkales734/
Koleus733/
Kölher732/
Kolhes732/
Kalhes731/
Koeles731/
Kelesz731/
Khöler731/
Kolees730/
Keleus730/
Kelees730/
Kale67541,706/
Kole67110,646/
Kele6710,755/
Kallies671,813/
Kals671,047/
Khaless67633/
Kols67433/
Khalesh67338/
Kalleas67152/
Kolesch6782/
Kollies6775/
Kahleis6769/
Kallesø6740/
Kohleis6738/
Kallesh6738/
Köly6732/
Kaleush6730/
Koleush6727/
Kolless6713/
Kahleys6713/
Kholesh6712/
Kollesh678/
Kolleas678/
Köli676/
Kaleish676/
Kalesch676/
Koleusz676/
Kelesch675/
Khalees674/
Kahlesz673/
Khaleis672/
Kohlles672/
Koehles671/
Kaalesh671/
Kahless671/
Khelles671/
Kaleshs671/
Kohlesz671/
Gkalesh671/
Koleesh671/
Khalles671/
Kalleus671/
Kaleiss671/
Kahales670/
Keelies670/
Kahlies670/
Kalleis670/

Köles Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Köles in the Bengali language
কোলেসkolesa-
Köles in the Marathi language
कोलॅसkolesa-
Köles in the Hindi language
कोलेसkolesa50
कोलेशkolesa50

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