Kernec Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kernec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kernec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1501:442,81863,836
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Montenegro31:213,1886,121
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kernec Last Name Facts

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

Kernec is found most frequently in France. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Kernec click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,385,851st most commonly occurring last name globally, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Kernec live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Kernec is most widespread in France, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 442,818. In France Kernec is primarily found in: Brittany, where 46 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 19 percent reside. Outside of France it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and Montenegro, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerneck927/
Kernech924/
Kernec'h8638/
Kernecke863/
Kerneche861/
Kerneich860/
Kernek83111/
Cernec8359/
Kernic8333/
Kornec8328/
Kirnec838/
Kernej834/
Kernez832/
Kernick77931/
Kernich77299/
Korneck77191/
Quernec77181/
Kherneg7798/
Cerneac7792/
Keirnes7776/
Cerneck7748/
Kernesh7737/
Åkernes7736/
Kreneck7728/
Kerneïs777/
Korniec773/
Khernes772/
Kearnez771/
Kearnex771/
Khernek771/
Kernych771/
Kernegh771/
Krenech770/
Keernes770/
Kerneys770/
Kornieck7147/
Kernicke7115/
Kerinnes7110/
Kerniske7110/
Kernaich714/
Keerneis711/
Kernickx711/
Kerrnick711/
Kerniche711/
Koernick710/
Kiernick710/
Kernisch710/
Krenek672,225/
Kornek671,749/
Carnec67451/
Cernek67312/
Kernig67100/
Kernik6798/
Kerniç6758/
Kirnic6751/
Kernys6731/
Kerrinnes6727/
Karnek6717/
Kyrnes678/
Kärnek677/
Karneg675/
Kernič675/
Krenic673/
Kernhs671/
Kearney's671/
Kernyk671/
Kirnex671/
Kernnicke670/
Kirnek670/

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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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  • 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 Kernec
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