Köleš Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Köleš Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köleš Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Köles (854), Köleş (131), Koleš (122), Koles (641) & Koleś (1) are calculated separately.

Köleš Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köleš is found most in Slovakia. It can be found as: Köles, Köleş, Koleš, Koles or Koleś. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köleš? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Köleš are found; 50 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 50 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

It is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 5,336,450. In Slovakia Köleš is most frequent in: Nitra Region, where 100 percent live. Not including Slovakia this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Slovenia, where 50 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köles93854/
Köleş93131/
Koleš93122/
Köle894,926/
Koles87641/
Koleś871/
Köhle801,626/
Kölge80676/
Kaleš808/
Kölešová772/
Kölesz7333/
Kölhed7318/
Kölges7311/
Kölher732/
Khöler731/
Kale67541,706/
Kole67110,646/
Kele6710,755/
Köly6732/
Köli676/

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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 Köleš
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