Kerkling Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kerkling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerkling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kerkling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerkling is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kerkling.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerkling? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerkling is the 4,908,606th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kerkling reside; 38 percent reside in Northern Europe and 38 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 940,786. In Denmark Kerkling is most common in: Region Zealand, where 100 percent reside. Beside Denmark this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

Kerkling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerkling has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerkling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerkling surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Kerkling earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerklingh9427/
Kerklin9352/
Krekling88183/
Kirkling88131/
Karkling8870/
Åkerklint8226/
Kahrkling829/
Karckling821/
Kirklin801,340/
Kreklin8026/
Kerklend756/
Kärklina752/
Kirklink751/
Kirkllin751/
Krecling751/
Cherklin751/
Corkling750/
Cirkling750/
Kharkylling741/
Kirklienė71126/
Khargklng711/
Kirkln710/
Kirklen67235/
Cerclin673/
Kirklyn673/
Cirklin671/
Kirklynn631/
Cirklen530/

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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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  • 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 Kerkling
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