Kerling Surname

328,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kerling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6181:130,26815,867
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Hungary621:158,32714,141
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Netherlands421:402,07642,431
France371:1,795,209158,669
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
Austria131:655,03358,041
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Paraguay61:1,206,12410,500
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
England11:55,718,059489,080
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States911:551,85437,927

Kerling (249) may also be a first name.

Kerling Last Name Facts

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

Kerling (Russian: Керлинг) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerling? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 328,333rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 6,449,156 people. Kerling occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Kerling are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 60 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kerling is also the 565,047th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 249 people.

This last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 618 people, or 1 in 130,268. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Bavaria, where 75 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 7 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Hungary, where 5 percent are found.

Kerling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerling has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 203 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kerling last name are 11.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kerling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.72% more than the national average, earning R 519,756 per year; in United States they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $51,071 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.99% more than the national average, earning $70,046 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åkerling9367/
Kehrling9324/
Koerling9320/
Kerlingt933/
Keerling931/
Kerlling931/
Kerlng921/
Kaehrling8814/
Karling861,687/
Kreling86865/
Körling86145/
Cerling8692/
Korling8656/
Kerleng8630/
Kärling8614/
Kyrling8612/
Kirling865/
Kerlingová821/
Krehling80151/
Körlings8094/
Querling8060/
Kärgling8034/
Cherling8012/
Coerling800/
Cherlling751/
Carling714,594/
Corling7135/
Karleng718/
Cirling716/
Karlink712/
Creling711/
Karlinq711/
Quirling6739/
Carlling672/
Kharlyng671/
Chirling671/
Carläng573/
Carilng571/
Carleng570/

Kerling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerling in the Russian language
Керлингkerling-

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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
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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 Kerling
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