Kerkhove Surname
Approximately 1,114 people bear this surname
Kerkhove Surname User-submission:
In "Lower German", a language that was spoken North of the line from Calais to Königsberg, Kerkhoff means church yard. In Dutch it still does. The name was given to the man that took care of the cemetary.
Kerkhove Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 480 | 1:23,951 | 3,779 |
| United States | 207 | 1:1,751,009 | 115,476 |
| Netherlands | 187 | 1:90,306 | 14,890 |
| France | 161 | 1:412,563 | 60,334 |
| Luxembourg | 40 | 1:14,514 | 3,173 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Kerkhove Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
In "Lower German", a language that was spoken North of the line from Calais to Königsberg, Kerkhoff means church yard. In Dutch it still does. The name was given to the man that took care of the cemetary.
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Kerkhove Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerkhove Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerkhove is borne by more people in Belgium than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerkhove? popularity and diffusion
It is the 332,050th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,541,783 people. The last name Kerkhove is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kerkhove are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
Kerkhove is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 480 people, or 1 in 23,951. In Belgium Kerkhove is primarily concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 83 percent live, Walloon Region, where 10 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 7 percent live. Beside Belgium it is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and The Netherlands, where 17 percent live.
Kerkhove Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kerkhove surname are 42.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.89% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kerkhove earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 150.26% more than the national average, earning R 594,708 per year; in United States they earn 18.81% more than the national average, earning $51,266 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.94% less than the national average, earning $49,217 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerckhove | 94 | 995 | / |
| Kerkhover | 94 | 23 | / |
| Kerkhoeve | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kerkove | 93 | 241 | / |
| Kerckhoeve | 89 | 29 | / |
| Kerckhoove | 89 | 13 | / |
| Kerkckhove | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kerckove | 88 | 169 | / |
| Kirkhove | 88 | 43 | / |
| Kerchove | 88 | 12 | / |
| Kerkhowe | 88 | 3 | / |
| Kaerkove | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kerkhaver | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirkove | 80 | 40 | / |
| Kercove | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kirkhoover | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kirkover | 75 | 59 | / |
| Kerkoube | 75 | 10 | / |
| Kirckove | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kherkhovich | 74 | 1 | / |
| Korkhovoi | 71 | 172 | / |
| Kirkovets | 71 | 63 | / |
| Korkhovoy | 71 | 35 | / |
| Kharkovey | 71 | 30 | / |
| Kerkovich | 71 | 29 | / |
| Korkhovyi | 71 | 12 | / |
| Karkhovyi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kharkovei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kyrkovets | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kerchovych | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kircove | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kirkovy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Korkovi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cercove | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karkovy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kherchaoue | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirkovi | 67 | 1 | / |
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