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 surname Kerneis is found most frequently in France. It can appear as: Kerneïs, Kernéis or Kernéïs. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerneis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 303,021st most frequently used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,820,724 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kerneis live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Kerneis is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 1,220 people, or 1 in 54,445. In France Kerneis is primarily found in: Brittany, where 50 percent live, Île-de-France, where 27 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 4 percent live. Other than France it is found in 12 countries. It is also found 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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