Kernish Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

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

Kernish Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kernish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kernish Last Name Facts

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

Kernish (Russian: Керниш) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernish? popularity and diffusion

Kernish is the 4,206,983rd most prevalent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Kernish reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States Kernish is most frequent in: Florida, where 48 percent are found, Michigan, where 24 percent are found and New Jersey, where 19 percent are found. Apart from The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Kernish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kernish has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kernish last name rose 263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kernish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kernish last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

Kernish earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.19% more than the national average, earning $57,903 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerrnish930/
Kernisch930/
Kernis9288/
Kerneis861,252/
Karnish86302/
Kernich86299/
Kornish86154/
Kernesh8637/
Kerniss8621/
Kernysh865/
Cernish864/
Kernéis863/
Kearnis862/
Kyrnish861/
Kernieh861/
Kernies860/
Kerni831,531/
Chernish80217/
Kornisch8082/
Kerinnis8050/
Kiernisz808/
Kharnish805/
Kernaich804/
Kerneiss801/
Keerneis801/
Kerneich800/
Kerrnais800/
Kernip77891/
Kernes77725/
Karnis77520/
Kornis77410/
Cernis77117/
Cernih77107/
Kerniç7758/
Kerneh7738/
Kernic7733/
Kernys7731/
Kernyi7718/
Krenis7715/
Kernie7715/
Kerrni7714/
Kherni775/
Kernič775/
Kernai772/
Kearni772/
Keerni772/
Kirnis771/
Kyrnis771/
Kerniy771/
Keirni771/
Kernhs771/
Kergni771/
Kernui771/
Kernoi770/
Kerrinnis7516/
Chernuish751/
Cornish7127,228/
Kearnes71608/
Chernis71493/
Chernih71159/
Carnish71134/
Kerness71121/
Keirnes7176/
Karnysh7170/
Kerneah7170/
Karnizs7163/
Cernihs7149/
Qarnish7147/
Kirnich7146/
Körnich7145/
Kernoha7141/
Åkernes7136/
Cernijs7134/
Kornysh7131/
Kyrnich7126/
Korniss7125/
Cerniss7120/
Karnisz7118/
Karniss7114/
Kornizs7110/
Karnesh719/
Cernois719/
Cerneis718/
Kerneïs717/
Kernech714/
Kiernes714/
Cernysh713/
Gkirnis713/
Kernéïs713/
Kearnie712/
Khernes712/
Cearnih712/
Kharnis712/
Cernais712/
Koernes711/
Cernuis711/
Kirnise711/
Kernneh711/
Karnais711/
Karnies711/
Kornies711/
Krenise711/
Kernych711/
Kernyshova711/
Kheernh711/
Kearnoi711/
Kerneys710/
Keernes710/
Kirniss710/
Kerniey710/
Kernnes710/
Kernher710/
Kirni67901/
Cerni67777/
Kerne67433/
Kerna67253/
Cherniss67220/
Kreni67138/
Kerny6765/
Kierniej6743/
Kernec'h6738/
Chernesh6725/
Kernehed6720/
Kaarnais6712/
Kerinnes6710/
Kerný678/
Kerná676/
Korinnis674/
Kerné673/
Qerni673/
Cornisch672/
Keirenes671/
Kearness671/
Kheireni671/
Khrenysh671/
Kernneah671/
Kerneche671/
Kyrni671/
Karneesh671/
Corrnish670/

Kernish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kernish in the Russian language
Кернишkernis-

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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
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  • 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 Kernish
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