Kernes Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Kernes Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant the little black one.

Kernes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6081:596,15048,585
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
England101:5,571,806158,774
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
France21:33,211,361423,184
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3061:164,11314,904

Kernes (24) may also be a first name.

Kernes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant the little black one.

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

Kernes Last Name Facts

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

Kernes (Russian: Кернес) is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kernes is the 464,720th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Kernes live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common given name worldwide. It is borne by 24 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 608 people, or 1 in 596,150. In The United States Kernes is most prevalent in: California, where 15 percent reside, Illinois, where 12 percent reside and Maryland, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States Kernes exists in 20 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 6 percent reside and Ukraine, where 4 percent reside.

Kernes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kernes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kernes last name expanded 199 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 9 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kernes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kernes last name is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kernes surname are 25.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.95% being registered with the party.

The amount Kernes earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.11% more than the national average, earning R 375,732 per year and in United States they earn 0.47% less than the national average, earning $42,947 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerneis921,252/
Kearnes92608/
Kerness92121/
Keirnes9276/
Kernesh9237/
Åkernes9236/
Kerneïs927/
Kiernes924/
Khernes922/
Koernes921/
Kerneys920/
Keernes920/
Kernies920/
Kernnes920/
Kerinnes8610/
Keirenes861/
Kearness861/
Kerneiss861/
Keerneis861/
Karnes837,147/
Kornes83296/
Kernis8388/
Kirnes8358/
Cernes8332/
Kernys8331/
Kyrnes838/
Krenes835/
Kernez832/
Kernhs831/
Kerrinnes8027/
Kearney's801/
Kernesová801/
Kheirenes801/
Kernesova801/
Chernes77547/
Kjærnes77204/
Quernes7745/
Kjørnes7729/
Kernish7722/
Cearnes7722/
Kerniss7721/
Kairnes7720/
Korness7714/
Karnesh779/
Kärneus779/
Kirness778/
Cerneis778/
Karneus777/
Kernysh775/
Kernech774/
Korneus773/
Karness773/
Kernéis773/
Kernéïs773/
Karnees772/
Kearnis772/
Korneys771/
Kearnex771/
Kearnez771/
Karnejs771/
Karnies771/
Kornesz771/
Kornies771/
Cerneas771/
Kirnese770/
Caernes770/
Kerinnis7150/
Chernesh7125/
Cherness7124/
Korneusz7112/
Kiernisz718/
Querness713/
Kerneche711/
Karneesh711/
Kerrnish710/
Kernisch710/
Kerneich710/
Kerrnais710/
Carnes6720,891/
Cornes674,205/
Karnis67520/
Kornis67410/
Cirnes67179/
Kyrnys67138/
Cernis67117/
Crenes6790/
Kornys6772/
Kerniç6758/
Körnez6744/
Cernys6723/
Kerrinnis6716/
Krenis6715/
Karnez675/
Kirnis671/
Kyrnis671/
Kornez671/
Kirnex671/
Korneś671/
Queyrenes671/
Cernez671/
Korinneis670/

Kernes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kernes in the Russian language
Кернесkernes-

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