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
Kerchel is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kerchel.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerchel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most frequently used family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It is predominantly found 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 commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 17 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 40,252,730. In Germany Kerchel is most frequent in: Schleswig-Holstein, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Germany Kerchel exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.
Kerchel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kerchel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerchel surname decreased 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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