Kerck Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Kerck Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria441:193,53324,446
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kerck (20) may also be a first name.

Kerck Last Name Facts

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

Kerck is carried by more people in Austria than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerck? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most numerous last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Kerck occurs predominantly in Europe, where 82 percent of Kerck live; 73 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 20 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Austria, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 193,533. In Austria it is most frequent in: Vienna, where 43 percent live, Lower Austria, where 41 percent live and Tyrol, where 16 percent live. Not including Austria Kerck is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 16 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Kerck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerck has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerck surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kierck911/
Kerk892,998/
Kerc8949/
Keireck831/
Kierzck830/
Keereck830/
Kreck801,225/
Karck80165/
Kerke80162/
Kierc80109/
Kirck80101/
Korck8075/
Kierk8020/
Keurk809/
Kercs802/
Kerhk801/
Kerkx801/
Kerzc801/
Kerkh801/
Kherk801/
Kerkz801/
Kerzk801/
Keark800/
Keirk800/
Kherkh73130/
Kierzk73111/
Kircks7317/
Kearke733/
Kerkûk731/
Kearks731/
Keirke731/
Kheerk731/
Kuirck730/
Kirk67121,009/
Krek671,467/
Kark671,396/
Kork671,376/
Kheirkh67499/
Kyrk67469/
Cerk67311/
Kheyrkh67197/
Kerg67184/
Kyrc6799/
Kärk6793/
Kirc6766/
Körk6759/
Křek6742/
Keareke6722/
Kercova6720/
Kerkova679/
Kerková676/

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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 Kerck
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