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

Kern (Arabic: كيرن, Hindi: केरन, Russian: Керн) is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 4,425^th most commonly used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 57,289 people. The surname Kern occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kern live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 76,291^st most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 7,187 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 55,003 people, or 1 in 1,464. In Germany Kern is primarily found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 30 percent are found, Bavaria, where 21 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany Kern is found in 120 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Austria, where 7 percent are found.

Kern Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kern has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kern last name grew 535 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 439 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 525 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kern Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland, Orthodox (92%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kern last name are 14.39% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.16% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kern earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.07% less than the national average, earning 259,305 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.04% more than the national average, earning R 413,580 per year; in United States they earn 5.34% more than the national average, earning $45,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.91% more than the national average, earning $55,601 CAD per year.