Tekes Surname

672,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Tekes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tekes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2421:40,5634,347
Greece321:346,24348,387
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Israel181:475,42436,085
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
England11:55,718,059489,080
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

The alternate forms: Tekeş (5,944) & Tékes (21) are calculated separately.

Tekes (63) may also be a first name.

Tekes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Tekes has its highest incidence in Hungary. It can occur as a variant: Tekeş or Tékes. For other potential spellings of Tekes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Tekes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 672,867th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 16,413,392 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Tekes are found; 55 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 55 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 63 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 40,563. In Hungary it is primarily found in: Bács-Kiskun County, where 49 percent reside, Pest County, where 24 percent reside and Budapest, where 16 percent reside. Barring Hungary this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Greece, where 7 percent reside and Indonesia, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tekeş935,944/
Tékes9321/
Thekes9158/
Tekesh9111/
Toekes918/
Tekese915/
Tekkes912/
Tegkes911/
Tekeys911/
Teskes911/
Tiekes910/
Tekeshe83581/
Toeckes8357/
Tekesse8315/
Theckes8312/
Tekkesh835/
Tekkies831/
Tekeash831/
Theakes830/
Tokes801,199/
Takes80279/
Tekeç80222/
Tekis8080/
Tekez8033/
Tikes8029/
Tökes8011/
Tykes806/
Teces802/
Teqes801/
Teckesse774/
Theiskes771/
Tiekkies771/
Teiskesh771/
Tackes73293/
Takesh73140/
Tekkeş73132/
Tekkis7373/
Tokesh7351/
Tockes7337/
Tekece7332/
Tickes7329/
Thékes7317/
Teques7315/
Teches7313/
Tekgez737/
Taqees735/
Tekish734/
Thekis733/
Thakes733/
Tokkes732/
Tagkes731/
Tokies731/
Teskez731/
Tekios731/
Tikesh731/
Tajkes731/
Tikeus731/
Tegkis731/
Tekyts731/
Thykes730/
Tiokes730/
Teaces730/
Tekeshova7132/
Theisckes711/
Takkies6763/
Teaches6717/
Tajkesh676/
Takkesh676/
Tekeche672/
Taackes672/
Tesques672/
Teketch672/
Taqeesh671/
Tokkeas671/
Takkeis671/
Teshkys671/
Tiekays671/
Tiskets671/
Thackes670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Tekes
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis