Kernehan Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kernehan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kernehan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:8,840,462379,649
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kernehan Last Name Facts

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

Kernehan is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kernehan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernehan? popularity and diffusion

Kernehan is the 3,055,934th most frequently held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kernehan live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kernehan is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 8,840,462. In The United States Kernehan is most common in: New York, where 71 percent live, Delaware, where 22 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live.

Kernehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kernehan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kernehan surname rose 1,367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kernehan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kernehan last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the party.

Kernehan earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 22.78% less than the national average, earning $33,321 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kernean936/
Kernhan931/
Karnehan881/
Kerneahn881/
Kerneham880/
Kearnean880/
Kerneyham820/
Cernean80312/
Kerneen8049/
Kernaen8037/
Karnean8031/
Kernain8025/
Kernein8014/
Kernien8011/
Kerneon802/
Kernian801/
Kergnan800/
Kernham800/
Gkornean7517/
Karneahn759/
Carnehan759/
Kernyang752/
Kernoyan751/
Kärnhamn751/
Karnehon750/
Karnyhan750/
Cornehan750/
Carneyhan7122/
Kernajang714/
Karnain672,791/
Cornean67306/
Kernion67143/
Kornain6787/
Kernagienė6749/
Karnein6741/
Karnian6718/
Kornjan6717/
Cernain6710/
Kornian678/
Kernyam674/
Karnjan673/
Qernain673/
Cernian672/
Kernyon671/
Kornyan671/
Kernoun671/
Cîrnean671/
Kirnien671/
Carnean670/
Kirneen670/

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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 Kernehan
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