Kercheval Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kercheval Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kercheval Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7241:500,63442,111
Australia681:396,99632,204
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:274,41922,265

Kercheval (16) may also be a first name.

Kercheval Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kercheval occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercheval? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kercheval is the 431,494th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Kercheval reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name globally, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 724 people, or 1 in 500,634. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, Indiana, where 13 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Beside The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 9 percent reside and South Africa, where 1 percent reside.

Kercheval Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kercheval has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kercheval last name rose 396 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kercheval Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kercheval are 14.1% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.87% registered to vote for the party.

Kercheval earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.18% less than the national average, earning $37,895 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerchevall9537/
Kerchevale954/
Kertcheval950/
Kircheval8910/
Kerchaval892/
Kerchival891/
Kerchevol891/
Chercheval8452/
Kirchheval841/
Kercival826/
Kirchivall740/
Kerjival711/
Kerjiwal591/

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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 Kercheval
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