Kerchel Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Kerchel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
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 occurs most in Germany. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerchel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kerchel reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kerchel is also the 2,694,839th most widespread forename internationally, held by 17 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Kerchel is mostly concentrated in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 100 percent live. Apart from Germany this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Kerchel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kerchel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerchel last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerchell | 93 | 9 | / |
| Kerchele | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kercel | 92 | 123 | / |
| Krechel | 86 | 1,291 | / |
| Kirchel | 86 | 56 | / |
| Korchel | 86 | 35 | / |
| Kiercel | 86 | 26 | / |
| Kercell | 86 | 23 | / |
| Kyrchel | 86 | 17 | / |
| Karchel | 86 | 11 | / |
| Kerchil | 86 | 2 | / |
| Cherchel | 80 | 1,298 | / |
| Kirchell | 80 | 30 | / |
| Kherkhel | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kharchel | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kerchile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerzel | 77 | 743 | / |
| Kergel | 77 | 150 | / |
| Kircel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kerhil | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kercil | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kretschel | 75 | 87 | / |
| Kirchelle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirtchell | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kirchhelle | 71 | 64 | / |
| Kertzel | 71 | 32 | / |
| Kretzschel | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kierzel | 71 | 21 | / |
| Karchil | 71 | 7 | / |
| Corchel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirkhel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherchil | 67 | 98 | / |
| Cherchyl | 67 | 46 | / |
| Kharchil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keertzel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerclova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carchell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirchel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kertzell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kertsell | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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