Kernel Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Kernel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kernel,' i.e. battlement. One more instance of a surname, seeming to have died out in England, being found on American soil. 'The maydene, whitt as Icly-floure Lave in a kirnelle of a towre.

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Kernel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2031:327,20649,567
United States1041:3,485,182196,218
Canada891:413,99536,402
Slovenia321:77,74010,347
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Liberia131:339,11818,650
India101:76,706,538639,611
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
China61:227,886,92811,701
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

Kernel (2,096) may also be a first name.

Kernel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the kernel,' i.e. battlement. One more instance of a surname, seeming to have died out in England, being found on American soil. 'The maydene, whitt as Icly-floure Lave in a kirnelle of a towre.'

MS. Lincoln A. i. 17, f. 107 (Halliwell).

Robert del Kerneyle, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de la Kirnele, Huntingdonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Kernel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kernel is most common in France. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 586,691st most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The last name Kernel is primarily found in Europe, where 51 percent of Kernel reside; 39 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 164,368th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 2,096 people.

It is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 203 people, or 1 in 327,206. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 60 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 11 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 9 percent are found. Apart from France Kernel occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Kernel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kernel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kernel last name expanded 168 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kernel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kernel surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kernel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.3% less than the national average, earning $33,960 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.92% less than the national average, earning $43,760 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kernell92485/
Kearnel921/
Kerniel921/
Kaernel921/
Kernl9156/
Kernnell861/
Kornel831,225/
Karnel83371/
Cernel8345/
Kırnel8328/
Kirnel832/
Krenel832/
Kornell77394/
Chernel77271/
Karnell77199/
Cearnel7737/
Quernel7735/
Cernell7729/
Korniel7723/
Kornehl7721/
Karniel7720/
Kärnell7720/
Karnuel779/
Karnnel777/
Körnell776/
Krenell773/
Korneel773/
Karneel773/
Karnehl773/
Kirnell770/
Kernill770/
Karnl731/
Chernell717/
Karnnuel711/
Cearnell710/
Chernnel710/
Kirnnell710/
Kernleth710/
Cornel6713,782/
Carnel67719/
Karnil6733/
Kornil6719/
Crenel6715/
Kornyl677/
Chernehel674/
Cernil673/
Korneł671/
Kirinl671/
Cerinl671/

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