Szekeres Surname

31,549th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,918 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Szekeres Surname User-submission:

Derived from szekér, meaning 'cart' or 'wagon' in Hungarian. Originally it was applied to wagoners, or simply someone who owned a wagon.

Szekeres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary14,2411:68960
Romania1,4491:13,8561,784
United States4541:798,36861,583
Slovakia2311:23,1023,774
Canada1161:317,63429,153
Germany761:1,059,28271,604
England661:844,21344,691
Australia601:449,92835,109
France371:1,795,209158,669
Switzerland271:304,18224,091
Austria251:340,61736,996
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Croatia131:325,27730,776
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

The alternate forms: Szekereš (29) & Szekereş (1) are calculated separately.

Szekeres Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Derived from szekér, meaning 'cart' or 'wagon' in Hungarian. Originally it was applied to wagoners, or simply someone who owned a wagon.

- bszekeres

Szekeres Last Name Facts

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

Szekeres is carried by more people in Hungary than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Szekereš or Szekereş. Click here for further possible spellings of Szekeres.

How Common Is The Last Name Szekeres? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 31,549th most frequently held family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 430,757 people. The surname Szekeres is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Szekeres reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 84 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 14,241 people, or 1 in 689. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Pest County, where 16 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Csongrád County, where 11 percent live. Beside Hungary it is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Szekeres Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Szekeres last name are 28.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.51% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Szekeres earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.74% more than the national average, earning $45,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $48,325 CAD per year.

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