Kercia Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Kercia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kercia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
France11:66,422,722504,397

The alternate forms: Kércia (6) are calculated separately.

Kercia (1,078) may also be a first name.

Kercia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kercia is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Kércia. Click here for other potential spellings of Kercia.

How Common Is The Last Name Kercia? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Kercia live; 86 percent live in South America and 86 percent live in Luso-South America. Kercia is also the 243,369th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 1,078 people.

It is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 35,679,055. In Brazil Kercia is mostly found in: Ceará, where 33 percent live, Bahia, where 17 percent live and Maranhão, where 17 percent live. Besides Brazil Kercia occurs in one country. It is also found in France, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kércia946/
Kerca9130/
Kercha83362/
Kercza83207/
Kercaj8315/
Cercia838/
Kearca831/
Kircia831/
Krecia831/
Kercea831/
Quercia772,228/
Khercha77178/
Kerchei7723/
Kerchai773/
Kerdcha772/
Cearcia772/
Chercia771/
Kerchea770/
Kirca73171/
Kerza738/
Kerco731/
Kerdchai7125/
Kertchai715/
Kerdchay713/
Quercias711/
Khearcha711/
Kherchai711/
Querrcia711/
Kerdchoi711/
Kercso67190/
Kercsó67180/
Kercho6766/
Cercio6756/
Kircio6732/
Kyrcha6718/
Kircha6717/
Kerzha6714/
Kircay678/
Circia674/
Kercey673/
Kierza672/
Kerdsa672/
Kherza672/
Kerczó671/
Kerzai671/
Crecia671/
Krecha671/
Kerdchauy671/

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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 Kercia
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