Kernen Surname
Approximately 2,310 people bear this surname
Kernen Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 968 | 1:8,484 | 1,396 |
| United States | 848 | 1:427,428 | 36,938 |
| France | 242 | 1:274,474 | 42,205 |
| Germany | 59 | 1:1,364,499 | 85,126 |
| Sweden | 58 | 1:169,772 | 11,770 |
| Nigeria | 26 | 1:6,813,183 | 158,601 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Finland | 24 | 1:229,029 | 18,579 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:577,226 | 39,167 |
Kernen (104) may also be a first name.
Kernen Demographics
Kernen Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kernen Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kernen Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kernen is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kernen? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 183,796th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,154,782 people. The last name Kernen occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Kernen live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 37 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kernen is also the 925,156th most common first name at a global level It is held by 104 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 968 people, or 1 in 8,484. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Bern, where 46 percent live, Canton of Zürich, where 11 percent live and Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel, where 7 percent live. Not including Switzerland Kernen exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent live and France, where 10 percent live.
Kernen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kernen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kernen last name increased 975 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kernen Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kernen last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kernen are 17.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.53% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kernen earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.25% more than the national average, earning $43,687 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.09% more than the national average, earning $52,210 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerneen | 92 | 49 | / |
| Kernaen | 92 | 37 | / |
| Kerneng | 92 | 11 | / |
| Kernien | 92 | 11 | / |
| Kiernen | 92 | 9 | / |
| Keirnen | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kerænen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kearnen | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kernin | 83 | 475 | / |
| Karnen | 83 | 454 | / |
| Kornen | 83 | 89 | / |
| Kernem | 83 | 10 | / |
| Cernen | 83 | 3 | / |
| Kirnen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Krenen | 83 | 0 | / |
| Karnaen | 77 | 1,972 | / |
| Kernion | 77 | 143 | / |
| Kornaen | 77 | 17 | / |
| Chernen | 77 | 16 | / |
| Karnnen | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kernina | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kornenn | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kearnin | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kernyon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirnien | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karnehn | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karnuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Korhnen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirnnen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kiernin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khernin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Karneen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kirneen | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kernink | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khernina | 71 | 73 | / |
| Kirnienė | 71 | 52 | / |
| Keernink | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kernning | 71 | 0 | / |
| Cornen | 67 | 487 | / |
| Cernin | 67 | 145 | / |
| Kornin | 67 | 75 | / |
| Karnin | 67 | 60 | / |
| Krenin | 67 | 18 | / |
| Kirnin | 67 | 9 | / |
| Carnen | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kornyn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qornen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Karnyn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cirnen | 67 | 0 | / |
| Crenen | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Kernen
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