Éles Surname

171,078th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Éles Surname User-submission:

Éles is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'sharp person'.

Éles Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,4991:3,928460
Slovakia151:355,76348,124
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Eles (1,530), Éleš (10), Êles (1), Eleš (45) & Eleş (32) are calculated separately.

Éles Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Éles is a Hungarian surname, meaning 'sharp person'.

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Éles Last Name Facts

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

The last name Éles occurs most in Hungary. It may be found as: Eles, Éleš, Êles, Eleš or Eleş. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Éles? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 171,078th most frequently occurring family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,894,180 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Éles live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Hungaro-Europe.

This surname is most common in Hungary, where it is carried by 2,499 people, or 1 in 3,928. In Hungary Éles is primarily concentrated in: Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 25 percent live, Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, where 20 percent live and Hajdú-Bihar County, where 16 percent live. Barring Hungary it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Slovakia, where 1 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eles921,530/
Éleš9210/
Êles921/
Éless8916/
Éle861/
Eleš8345/
Eleş8332/
Hélies802/
Iles7515,980/
Yles7517/
Élez755/
Jles753/
Éler752/
Îles751/
Élis751/
Élesová733/
Giles67110,481/
Ilies677,958/
Hiles677,196/
Jiles675,491/
Elles675,462/
Eales675,367/
Isles674,713/
Eyles674,669/
Illes673,337/
Elies672,532/
Ailes672,407/
Eleas672,153/
Ayles672,091/
Eeles671,738/
Elesh671,614/
Elese671,594/
Elges67984/
Elets67856/
Geles67851/
Hyles67830/
Eleus67723/
Ileas67572/
Heles67447/
Ileys67344/
Ilges67277/
Ileus67247/
Eiles67179/
Jyles67100/
Ehles6790/
Ilesh6780/
Ilese6763/
Esles6753/
Yiles6751/
Yoles6747/
Eules6746/
Ilhes6736/
Ylesh6734/
Ylles6720/
Eless679/
Uyles678/
Eleis675/
Elest674/
Oiles673/
Elees673/
Ysles673/
Hélis672/
Héleu672/
Yhles672/
Ajles672/
Elhes672/
Iless672/
Ylies672/
Eleys672/
Yleis671/
Oyles671/
Ieles671/
Ilees671/
Ilets671/
Ihles671/
Uiles671/
Ioles671/
Éllis671/
Ileis671/
Jlesh671/
Jleis671/
Élise671/
Ylese671/
Jlges670/
Etles670/
Itles670/

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Footnotes

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