Kerls Surname

1,098,270th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 223 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kerls Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerls Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:2,157,494136,287
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Kerls (10) may also be a first name.

Kerls Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerls is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerls? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,098,270th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 32,679,578 people. Kerls occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Kerls live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States Kerls is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Missouri, where 15 percent reside and Colorado, where 14 percent reside. Outside of The United States Kerls occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent reside and Argentina, where 0 percent reside.

Kerls Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerls has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 542 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerls Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kerls are 6.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.78% registered with the party.

Kerls earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 41.84% more than the national average, earning $61,204 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kehrls9135/
Kerles9113/
Kerhls911/
Keirls911/
Kearls910/
Gkerles8347/
Kerrels8337/
Kerlhes831/
Keerles831/
Kerelse831/
Karls802,370/
Kirls802/
Korls800/
Kettrles7749/
Keirless774/
Kerriels770/
Karels732,236/
Cerles73433/
Karles73293/
Kaarls7346/
Kirles7345/
Cherls7321/
Kreles737/
Karlsø735/
Kirils735/
Korles731/
Querls730/
Kerlesová7119/
Karrels67304/
Caerels67227/
Kirlles67164/
Karlsch6770/
Kahrels6738/
Cherles6737/
Karelsz6711/
Chearls675/
Kharles674/
Querles673/
Kiriels673/
Korrels671/
Cheryls671/
Karrles671/
Karelss671/
Kyrills671/
Cearles671/
Korless671/
Karoels671/
Karless670/
Karlles670/
Cerless670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kerls
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