Kerntopf Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kerntopf Surname User-submission:

The surname Kerntopf is derived from the village name Kontop, county Dramburg, Pomerania. It comes from the Slavic words kon, meaning 'horse', and top, meaning 'drown'. The village was so named because it had a ford in front of the gates, which was difficult for horse-drawn vehicles to pass at high tide.

Kerntopf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany581:1,388,02586,120
Poland231:1,652,55491,394
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerntopf Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Kerntopf is derived from the village name Kontop, county Dramburg, Pomerania. It comes from the Slavic words kon, meaning 'horse', and top, meaning 'drown'. The village was so named because it had a ford in front of the gates, which was difficult for horse-drawn vehicles to pass at high tide.

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Kerntopf Last Name Facts

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

Kerntopf has its highest incidence in Germany. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Kerntopf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerntopf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,746,159th most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Kerntopf occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Kerntopf live; 54 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kerntopf is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 58 people, or 1 in 1,388,025. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 36 percent live, Berlin, where 26 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live. Besides Germany Kerntopf occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Poland, where 21 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Kerntopf Last Name Statistics demography

Kerntopf earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.77% less than the national average, earning $41,350 CAD per year.

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Kerginto754/
Körntopp752/
Kirinto674/
Cerento672/
Corntop671/
Cherinto6364/
Kairento6347/
Korentov635/
Cerentov635/
Cerrinto631/
Kerienta631/
Cherintho5966/
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Cirinto533/
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