Kerd Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kerd Surname Definition:

MacKerd or Kerd are from ceard, ‘an artificer'.

Kerd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria681:568,11138,491
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
France131:5,109,440259,941
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
England11:55,718,059489,080
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Kerd (18) may also be a first name.

Kerd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MacKerd or Kerd are from ceard, ‘an artificer'.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Kerd Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerd (Russian: Керд) is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerd? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,491,356th most numerous last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Kerd reside; 50 percent reside in North Africa and 49 percent reside in Mahgreb. Kerd is also the 2,608,198th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 568,111. In Algeria Kerd is most frequent in: Tlemcen Province, where 97 percent live, Mascara Province, where 1 percent live and Tipasa Province, where 1 percent live. Apart from Algeria it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent live and Thailand, where 10 percent live.

Kerd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerd has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerd last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherd89970/
Keerd89188/
Keard898/
Kerdt898/
Kerdd895/
Koerd894/
Kerdh893/
Keird890/
Koerdt80617/
Kerdph802/
Kheard802/
Keered801/
Khehrd801/
Keards801/
Kherdt801/
Kord754,485/
Kert752,440/
Kard751,929/
Kerč75125/
Cerd7527/
Kird7525/
Kred7512/
Kjrd751/
Kerdová7374/
Kerdova738/
Uamkerd735/
Koert672,259/
Kerth671,644/
Kordt67984/
Kerte67904/
Khord67509/
Kehrt67315/
Khard67280/
Ceard67265/
Kérdő67142/
Kercz67118/
Keert6742/
Cherd6737/
Kaert6732/
Kredt6727/
Kirdh6727/
Kreïd6724/
Kaard6718/
Kardt6718/
Kiert6711/
Khird6710/
Keart673/
Khert673/
Kardø672/
Kortd671/
Kerrt671/
Kerzt671/
Kirdt671/
Koird671/
Cerrd671/
Keurt671/
Kertp671/
Kgert671/
Kèrdő671/
Kuyrd671/
Koyrd671/
Coerd671/
Khred671/
Cerdë671/
Kaird670/
Kertt670/
Kitrd670/

Kerd Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerd in the Russian language
Кердkerd-

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