Kerla Surname
Approximately 684 people bear this surname
Kerla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 556 | 1:1,379,614 | 53,262 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 86 | 1:41,121 | 5,652 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Slovakia | 4 | 1:1,334,112 | 94,300 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Kérla (2) are calculated separately.
Kerla (562) may also be a first name.
Kerla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kerla (Hindi: केरला, Marathi: केरला, Oriya: େକଲର୍ା, Russian: Керла) occurs most in India. It may also be found as a variant: Kérla. Click here for other possible spellings of Kerla.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerla? popularity and diffusion
Kerla is the 485,771st most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 10,654,307 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 82 percent of Kerla reside; 81 percent reside in South Asia and 81 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kerla is also the 354,413th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 562 people.
This last name is most numerous in India, where it is borne by 556 people, or 1 in 1,379,614. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 42 percent are found, Madhya Pradesh, where 33 percent are found and Telangana, where 21 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 13 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.
Kerla Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kerla has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerla last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerla in the Hindi language | ||
| केरला | kerala | - |
| Kerla in the Marathi language | ||
| केरला | kerala | - |
| Kerla in the Oriya language | ||
| େକଲର୍ା | ekalara | 50 |
| େକରଲା | ekarala | 50 |
| Kerla in the Russian language | ||
| Керла | kerla | - |
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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 Kerla
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