Kerkham Surname

1,434,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 150 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Kerkham Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia791:341,71828,950
England481:1,160,79354,689
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kerkham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerkham is more commonly found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kerkham.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,434,893rd most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 48,583,639 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 59 percent of Kerkham live; 59 percent live in Australasia and 59 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

Kerkham is most widely held in Australia, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 341,718. In Australia Kerkham is primarily found in: Tasmania, where 61 percent are found, New South Wales, where 11 percent are found and Queensland, where 8 percent are found. Outside of Australia it occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 32 percent are found and New Zealand, where 7 percent are found.

Kerkham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerkham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kerkham last name expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerkham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Kerkham earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 19.78% more than the national average, earning $59,510 CAD 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerkham
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