Kerken Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kerken Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerken Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kerken Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerken is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Kerken click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerken? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,034,050th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kerken reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Kerken is most prevalent in: New Jersey, where 60 percent live, Florida, where 33 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 8 percent live and Sweden, where 8 percent live.

Kerken Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerken has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerken surname fell 17 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerken Last Name Statistics demography

Kerken earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $43,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerkien923/
Kerkiehn8612/
Kerkenne861/
Körken83260/
Kerkin83218/
Kreken8371/
Korken8362/
Karken8326/
Kirken8326/
Kirkeng77236/
Kerkina7732/
Kerkühn7713/
Kirkøen7710/
Kherkin777/
Krecken773/
Karkuen772/
Kaerkin771/
Coerken771/
Kirkien771/
Kyrkaen771/
Kerking770/
Kirkeeng71157/
Karkienė716/
Kirkienė713/
Kerzhkin711/
Kirkchen711/
Kherkina711/
Korkin6711,143/
Kirkin671,439/
Karkin67936/
Corken67537/
Körkem67375/
Korkyn67260/
Kyrkyn6795/
Krekin6771/
Cercen6727/
Karkyn6723/
Kirkem6717/
Kercin6717/
Krekyn6716/
Cerkin6712/
Kyrkin6711/
Carken677/
Körkün674/
Kirkenova672/
Kerkinova672/
Qerkin671/
Kerqin671/

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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 Kerken
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