Kerold Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kerold Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerold Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerold (33) may also be a first name.

Kerold Last Name Facts

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

Kerold is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerold? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kerold is the 6,360,413th most widespread last name in the world, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kerold live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in Scandinavia. Kerold is also the 1,807,719th most frequently held forename throughout the world, borne by 33 people.

The surname Kerold is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Kerold is most prevalent in: Halland County, where 86 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden Kerold occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kherold921/
Kerrold921/
Karold830/
Korold830/
Kharold776/
Kergald776/
Cherold774/
Kayrold771/
Kerrolt770/
Caerold770/
Åkerholt719/
Carold676/
Cirold670/
Creold670/
Corold670/

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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 Kerold
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