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Where Does The Last Name Kerl Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kerl (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﺮﻝ, Hindi: केरल, Russian: Керл) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kerl.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerl? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 104,392^nd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,620,895 people. The surname Kerl occurs mostly in Europe, where 77 percent of Kerl reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 72 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kerl is also the 543,171^st most widely held forename at a global level, borne by 268 people.

The surname Kerl is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 3,173 people, or 1 in 25,372. In Germany Kerl is mostly concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 28 percent live, Bavaria, where 24 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent live. Outside of Germany this last name occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Kerl Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kerl has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 747 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerl Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kerl surname are 15.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.42% being registered with the party.

The amount Kerl earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.02% less than the national average, earning $40,730 CAD per year.