Kerchel Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kerchel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerchel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kerchel (17) may also be a first name.

Kerchel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerchel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerchel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerchel is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kerchel live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequently held forename on earth. It is borne by 17 people.

It is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Kerchel is most common in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Kerchel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerchel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerchel surname declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerchell939/
Kerchele932/
Kercel92123/
Krechel861,291/
Kirchel8656/
Korchel8635/
Kiercel8626/
Kercell8623/
Kyrchel8617/
Karchel8611/
Kerchil862/
Cherchel801,298/
Kirchell8030/
Kherkhel805/
Kharchel804/
Kerchile801/
Kerzel77743/
Kergel77150/
Kircel771/
Kerhil771/
Kercil770/
Kretschel7587/
Kirchelle751/
Kirtchell750/
Kirchhelle7164/
Kertzel7132/
Kretzschel7122/
Kierzel7121/
Karchil717/
Corchel711/
Kirkhel711/
Cherchil6798/
Cherchyl6746/
Kharchil671/
Keertzel671/
Kerclova671/
Carchell671/
Chirchel670/
Kertzell670/
Kertsell670/

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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 Kerchel
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