Kerlec Surname

1,497,948th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Serbia

Kerlec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerlec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Serbia561:127,5889,391
Bosnia and Herzegovina141:252,60012,031
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Malta11:430,2723,380
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kerlec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerlec is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kerlec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerlec? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerlec is the 1,497,948th most widely held last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 52,053,899 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kerlec reside; 52 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 52 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 5,846,112. In The United States Kerlec is most frequent in: Louisiana, where 79 percent reside, Oregon, where 11 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Serbia, where 40 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent reside.

Kerlec Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerlec has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerlec surname increased 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerlec Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kerlec are 21.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kerlec earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.63% less than the national average, earning $38,993 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerleck921/
Kerlek8329/
Korlec835/
Kerlick77230/
Gkerles7747/
Korleck7710/
Kirylec775/
Kerlich771/
Kerlhes771/
Kerlets771/
Kerletz770/
Kirlc731/
Kerlisch7113/
Kerlicks710/
Korelc67324/
Körlek67139/
Cerlek67133/
Karlek6763/
Krelic6759/
Kerlik6737/
Korlek6723/
Kerlić6720/
Kerlík6716/
Kirlic6711/
Kirlek676/
Kerliz675/
Kerlyk672/
Kärlek671/
Kerlig670/

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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 Kerlec
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