Kergalvis Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kergalvis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Kergalvis Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia451:45,5576,925
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Ķergalvis (2) are calculated separately.

Kergalvis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kergalvis is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Ķergalvis. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kergalvis.

How Common Is The Last Name Kergalvis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kergalvis is the 2,876,555th most commonly held last name internationally, held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Kergalvis is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Kergalvis live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Baltic Europe.

The last name Kergalvis is most widespread in Latvia, where it is carried by 45 people, or 1 in 45,557. In Latvia it is most numerous in: Riga Planning Region, where 53 percent are found, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 38 percent are found and Semigallia, where 7 percent are found. Besides Latvia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ķergalvis962/
Kirzgalvis842/
Kiragalvis841/
Kergalve8264/
Krug Alves741/
Kruglovs7156/
Ķergalve712/
Krogh Alves701/
Kerki Alves701/
Kurkalovs671/

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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 Kergalvis
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