Kernga Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Kernga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
Kernga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kernga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kernga is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kernga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,213,395th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Kernga are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 86 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.
The surname Kernga is most prevalent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 679,476. In Papua New Guinea it is most common in: Jiwaka, where 92 percent reside and Chimbu, where 8 percent reside. Other than Papua New Guinea this last name occurs in one country. It is also common in Uganda, where 14 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Kernga
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