Kerneis Surname

303,021st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Kerneis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerneis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,2201:54,4457,186
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
China21:683,660,78330,601
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kerneïs (7), Kernéis (3) & Kernéïs (3) are calculated separately.

Kerneis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerneis occurs most in France. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kerneïs, Kernéis or Kernéïs. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerneis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerneis is the 303,021st most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kerneis are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 54,445. In France Kerneis is most frequent in: Brittany, where 50 percent live, Île-de-France, where 27 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent live. Outside of France this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerneïs957/
Kernéis953/
Kerneiss931/
Keerneis931/
Kernes92725/
Kernis9288/
Kernéïs903/
Kearnes86608/
Kerness86121/
Keirnes8676/
Kernesh8637/
Åkernes8636/
Kernish8622/
Kerniss8621/
Cerneis868/
Kiernes864/
Khernes862/
Kearnis862/
Koernes861/
Kerneys860/
Keernes860/
Kernies860/
Kernnes860/
Kerinnis8050/
Kerinnes8010/
Kiernisz808/
Keirenes801/
Kearness801/
Kerrnish800/
Kernisch800/
Kerneich800/
Kerrnais800/
Karnes777,147/
Karnis77520/
Kornis77410/
Kornes77296/
Cernis77117/
Kirnes7758/
Kerniç7758/
Cernes7732/
Kernas7731/
Kernys7731/
Krenis7715/
Kyrnes778/
Krenes775/
Kernez772/
Kirnis771/
Kyrnis771/
Kernhs771/
Kerrinnes7527/
Kerrinnis7516/
Kearney's751/
Kernesová751/
Kheirenes751/
Kernesova751/
Korinneis750/
Chernes71547/
Chernis71493/
Karnish71302/
Kernich71299/
Kjærnes71204/
Kornish71154/
Cerneus71150/
Kernats71105/
Karnizs7163/
Cernihs7149/
Quernes7145/
Cernijs7134/
Kjørnes7129/
Korniss7125/
Cearnes7122/
Kairnes7120/
Cerniss7120/
Kiernas7118/
Karnisz7118/
Kernast7116/
Korness7114/
Karniss7114/
Kornizs7110/
Karnesh719/
Cernois719/
Kärneus719/
Kirness718/
Karneus717/
Kernysh715/
Cernish714/
Kernech714/
Korneus713/
Karness713/
Gkirnis713/
Kernáts713/
Kharnis712/
Karnees712/
Cernais712/
Korneys711/
Kearnex711/
Kearnez711/
Kyrnish711/
Cernuis711/
Kirnise711/
Kernaus711/
Karnais711/
Karnejs711/
Karnies711/
Kornesz711/
Kornies711/
Cerneas711/
Kernous711/
Krenise711/
Kirnese710/
Carneis710/
Kirniss710/
Caernes710/
Kearnas710/
Cherniss67220/
Chernish67217/
Kernaszt6790/
Kornisch6782/
Kernache6777/
Chernesh6725/
Cherness6724/
Korneusz6712/
Kaarnais6712/
Kernoush678/
Kharnish675/
Corneius674/
Kernaich674/
Korinnis674/
Querness673/
Korniyas672/
Kernnous671/
Kerneche671/
Kheirnas671/
Cherneus671/
Karneesh671/
Corneuis671/

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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 Kerneis
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