Kernow Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Kernow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kernow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kernow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kernow is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kernow.
How Common Is The Last Name Kernow? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,063,924th most widely held family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. Kernow occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kernow are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.
This surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Kernow is most numerous in: Cornwall, where 20 percent live, Devon, where 20 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 20 percent live. Other than England Kernow occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.
Kernow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kernow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kernow last name declined 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnow | 83 | 88 | / |
| Kornow | 83 | 62 | / |
| Kernov | 83 | 44 | / |
| Kirnow | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kyrnow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Krenow | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kernof | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kernaw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chernow | 77 | 1,002 | / |
| Kernouf | 77 | 218 | / |
| Kernova | 77 | 43 | / |
| Kernoff | 77 | 39 | / |
| Khernov | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kernhof | 77 | 16 | / |
| Krehnow | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kiernaw | 77 | 2 | / |
| Khernova | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kernhoff | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kerzhnov | 71 | 3 | / |
| Khernouf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kernoufe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cernov | 67 | 580 | / |
| Karnov | 67 | 541 | / |
| Kernaf | 67 | 369 | / |
| Carnow | 67 | 275 | / |
| Kornov | 67 | 178 | / |
| Kirnov | 67 | 120 | / |
| Krenov | 67 | 82 | / |
| Kyrnov | 67 | 22 | / |
| Karnof | 67 | 17 | / |
| Cornow | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kernab | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kirnof | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kernow
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