Kerans Surname

224,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kerans Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,1931:110,85411,321
United States4101:884,04666,892
England811:687,87739,238
Ireland601:78,4824,686
Australia391:692,19746,687
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland851:52,1164,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Kerans (13) may also be a first name.

Kerans Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerans (Marathi: कॅरन्स) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerans? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 224,803rd most common last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,028,494 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 66 percent of Kerans live; 66 percent live in Southeast Asia and 66 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Kerans is also the 3,159,357th most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 13 people.

This surname is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 1,193 people, or 1 in 110,854. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 69 percent are found, Jakarta, where 17 percent are found and Bali, where 11 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia this last name is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Kerans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerans has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 446 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 29 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kerans Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kerans are 1.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kerans earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $48,487 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.78% more than the national average, earning $53,051 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kierans921,066/
Keirans92132/
Keerans9214/
Keyrans927/
Keransz924/
Kejrans921/
Kerrans921/
Kearans921/
Keranse920/
Keirrans860/
Karans8332/
Kirans8331/
Korans834/
Keranz833/
Cerans831/
Kerons830/
Ceirans7748/
Kairans7710/
Kearons775/
Kerance774/
Cherans771/
Kharans771/
Karrans770/
Kerrams770/
Keirons770/
Cheyrans715/
Kiranç6725/
Karons6713/
Karanz6711/
Carans671/
Kirons671/
Corans671/
Koranz670/
Korons670/

Kerans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerans in the Marathi language
कॅरन्सkeransa-

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Kerans Reference & Research

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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 Kerans
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