Kernahan Surname

385,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Trinidad and Tobago

Kernahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kernahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:1,289,88990,528
England1591:350,42825,285
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Canada931:396,18935,081
Trinidad and Tobago721:18,9442,251
Scotland581:92,3076,478
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Panama351:111,7794,120
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Switzerland221:373,31428,226
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Wales61:515,75523,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Kernahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kernahan has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kernahan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernahan? popularity and diffusion

Kernahan is the 385,006th most commonly held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 7,895,499 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Kernahan reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kernahan is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 281 people, or 1 in 1,289,889. In The United States Kernahan is most numerous in: New York, where 22 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 17 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Kernahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kernahan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kernahan surname grew 446 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 663 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 527 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kernahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kernahan surname is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kernahan surname are 0.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.62% registered with the party.

The amount Kernahan earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 493.46% more than the national average, earning R 1,410,290 per year; in United States they earn 7.91% more than the national average, earning $46,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.94% more than the national average, earning $61,079 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiernahan940/
Kernahn93110/
Kernhan931/
Karnahan8815/
Kernaham880/
Kernan865,114/
Kernachen821/
Kiernan8017,967/
Keirnan80535/
Kearnan80359/
Kernane80296/
Kernain8025/
Kernean806/
Ckernan806/
Kerngan804/
Kaernan802/
Kornhan802/
Kernnan801/
Keernan801/
Krenhan801/
Kerrnan800/
Kergnan800/
Kernann800/
Kernham800/
Carnahan7510,984/
Karneahn759/
Khernane755/
Kiernann755/
Cornahan753/
Kornnaan753/
Kärnhamn751/
Kiernnan751/
Keirnann751/
Kerrngan751/
Khirnaan751/
Crenahan750/
Kearnean750/
Kerrnnan750/
Karnan71690/
Kirnan71176/
Kernon7191/
Cernan7176/
Kornan7163/
Carnnahan7136/
Krenan717/
Kärnan711/
Caarnahan710/
Kirnachen710/
Carrnahan710/
Kernochen710/
Karnain672,791/
Cernean67312/
Khrenan67151/
Kornain6787/
Chernan6735/
Karnean6731/
Kiernon6719/
Kernein6714/
Kearnon6713/
Karnnan6712/
Cernain6710/
Carnhan6710/
Qernain673/
Keernam673/
Carnahn672/
Kairnan671/
Kirhnan671/
Korrnan671/
Keirnon671/
Kornohn671/
Kernoun671/
Khirnan671/
Kornnan671/
Kkarnan671/
Kaarnan670/
Kernnon670/
Keirnam670/
Kerrnon670/
Keernon670/
Kirnnan670/
Cornahn670/
Crenhan670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kernahan
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