Kernley Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kernley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kernley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kernley Last Name Facts

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

Kernley is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kernley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kernley live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is primarily found in: Surrey, where 100 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Kernley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kernley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kernley surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kernle9248/
Karnley861,167/
Kernler86176/
Kerenly861/
Kornley861/
Kearnly861/
Kiernly860/
Kernhle860/
Kernelle805/
Karnnley801/
Kernelly800/
Kernleth800/
Karnly7713/
Karnle774/
Körnle772/
Chearnley759/
Carnley712,375/
Cornley7195/
Karnlay7115/
Chernly718/
Chernle711/
Korinle711/
Koernli711/
Karnlly711/
Kerimler67100/
Kornelle675/
Karenlee673/
Carrnley671/

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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 Kernley
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