Kerguelen Surname

422,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Colombia

Kerguelen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerguelen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4001:166,05725,870
Colombia3691:129,4694,089
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533

The alternate forms: Kerguelén (10) & Kerguélen (3) are calculated separately.

Kerguelen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerguelen is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Kerguelén or Kerguélen. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerguelen? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 422,941st most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 8,898,102 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Kerguelen live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Kerguelen is most frequent in France, where it is held by 400 people, or 1 in 166,057. In France Kerguelen is mostly found in: Brittany, where 37 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 31 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent reside. Barring France Kerguelen occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Colombia, where 45 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Kerguelen Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kerguelen earn in different countries varies markedly. In Colombia they earn 27.33% less than the national average, earning $16,497,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Kerguelen
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