Kerner Surname

37,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kerner Surname Definition:

(German) One who drives a cart, a carter; one who grinds grain, a miller; one who came from Kern (kernel), in Germany.

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Kerner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2581:68,9358,014
Germany4,9931:16,1242,123
Poland5481:69,35910,864
France4781:138,96021,353
Hungary4551:21,5742,415
Russia4331:332,84833,363
England2751:202,61117,646
Brazil2701:792,86828,787
Austria1981:43,0076,895
Estonia1921:6,884830
Czechia1741:61,11210,234
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Ukraine1341:339,72242,409
Argentina1081:395,77230,408
Croatia661:64,07011,714
Netherlands481:351,81639,430
Belarus401:237,52628,656
Switzerland351:234,65519,741
Belgium311:370,85940,209
Slovenia291:85,78210,816
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Finland121:458,05828,977
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Transnistria101:47,4707,079
Norway91:571,36544,190
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
China31:455,773,85521,925
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7641:65,7317,156

Kerner (84) may also be a first name.

Kerner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who drives a cart, a carter; one who grinds grain, a miller; one who came from Kern (kernel), in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

The name comes from the German word "Körner" what means "grains". In the middle ages a person who managed a granary or was a grain dealer was often called Körner or a variant of the name.

- koerner

Kerner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerner (Arabic: كيرنر, Georgian: კერნერ, Russian: Кернер) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of Kerner click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerner is the 37,158th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by around 1 in 513,859 people. The last name Kerner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kerner reside; 41 percent reside in Western Europe and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kerner is also the 1,046,220th most widely held given name internationally It is held by 84 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 5,258 people, or 1 in 68,935. In The United States Kerner is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States it exists in 64 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 35 percent reside and Poland, where 4 percent reside.

Kerner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerner last name grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 539 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kerner surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kerner last name are 7.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.28% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kerner earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 19.71% less than the national average, earning 277,865 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.51% more than the national average, earning $47,686 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $56,070 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerner9210,558/
Kerzner921,114/
Kerneur92447/
Kierner92307/
Kernert9270/
Kaerner9239/
Kernner924/
Kerrner923/
Kearner923/
Kergner922/
Kherner922/
Gkerner921/
Kernier921/
Kernere921/
Kerhner921/
Keerner920/
Keirner920/
Kernerd920/
Kernher920/
Kerzhner86338/
Kierzner866/
Koerrner862/
Koehrner860/
Kearnner860/
Körner8336,970/
Karner8312,552/
Kirner833,589/
Korner833,378/
Kärner83656/
Krener83108/
Cerner8325/
Kyrner8317/
Kernir831/
Kernerová80211/
Kerenneur8022/
Kernerova804/
Kirzner771,040/
Cherner77660/
Querner77433/
Kirhner7771/
Kyrzner7723/
Kyorner7713/
Kirgner7710/
Korhner779/
Kärrner771/
Kjærner771/
Karneur771/
Coerner771/
Kirnner771/
Kisrner770/
Koirner770/
Krehner770/
Koernir770/
Kerrenneur7528/
Kirzhner71287/
Kyrzhner7196/
Kirhnere7158/
Kisrhner712/
Kernaird711/
Karrhner710/
Corner6710,166/
Carner672,694/
Cirner67277/
Körnerová67221/
Kirnerová6765/
Crener6729/
Karnir674/
Kirnär674/
Cörner674/
Qarner671/
Kirnerova671/
Kernahair670/

Kerner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerner in the Georgian language
კერნერkerner-
Kerner in the Russian language
Кернерkerner-
Kerner in the Arabic language
كيرنرkyrnr-

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