Kerp Surname

379,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kerp Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerp Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7121:113,06913,919
Netherlands841:201,03827,835
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Austria101:851,54467,454
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Kerp Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerp (Russian: Керп) occurs most in Germany. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerp? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 379,929th most commonly held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 7,760,965 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Kerp are found; 86 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kerp is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 712 people, or 1 in 113,069. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 88 percent live, Bavaria, where 3 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 2 percent live. Outside of Germany Kerp exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Kerp Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kerp has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerp last name expanded 158 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kerp Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kerp are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Kerp earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.45% more than the national average, earning $45,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerps89317/
Kerpe89303/
Kerpė89209/
Kerpf8938/
Kerpp8911/
Kerph891/
Keerps8029/
Kerppe803/
Karp7519,787/
Korp751,211/
Kerb75296/
Krep75197/
Kärp7585/
Kirp7552/
Kyrp751/
Cerp751/
Kerpova7310/
Karpf672,719/
Krepp67917/
Karpp67365/
Cherp67115/
Krepe6786/
Kirpe6742/
Kirps6727/
Krepf6724/
Kırep6713/
Kherb6713/
Korpp678/
Korph676/
Karph674/
Kärpf673/
Kyrps672/
Karrp671/
Khorp671/
Kharp671/
Keerb671/
Kervė671/
Karpå671/
Kirpp671/
Kqyrp671/
Kyrpe671/
Kyrpø671/

Kerp Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerp in the Russian language
Керпkerp-

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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 Kerp
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