Kers Surname

207,153rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4351:11,7681,660
South Africa1721:314,98729,898
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Sweden671:146,96710,337
Russia381:3,792,712188,390
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Estonia271:48,9569,235
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Belgium151:766,44363,354
England51:11,143,612252,590
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

The alternate forms: Kerš (86) are calculated separately.

Kers (42) may also be a first name.

Kers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kers (Hindi: केर्स, Russian: Керс) is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Kerš. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kers? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kers is the 207,153rd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 3,645,596 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kers are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kers is also the 1,566,439th most frequent first name in the world. It is borne by 42 people.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,435 people, or 1 in 11,768. In The Netherlands Kers is most common in: Gelderland, where 26 percent reside, South Holland, where 22 percent reside and Utrecht, where 16 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands Kers is found in 33 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 9 percent reside and Morocco, where 7 percent reside.

Kers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kers last name rose 144 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kers last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Kers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.08% less than the national average, earning R 137,640 per year; in United States they earn 20.09% less than the national average, earning $34,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.28% more than the national average, earning $55,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerš9286/
Koers893,669/
Kersh893,013/
Kiers892,428/
Kerse891,552/
Keers891,090/
Keirs89286/
Kears89188/
Kaers89173/
Kerss89132/
Åkers8983/
Kersz8964/
Keurs8959/
Kerrs8958/
Kehrs8910/
Khers897/
Kersø897/
Ckers891/
Keyrs890/
Kearse803,145/
Kersch801,316/
Kersse80211/
Kiersz80186/
Keirse80171/
Kiersh8068/
Kearsh8012/
Kherss8010/
Keerse808/
Kehers808/
Kerszt807/
Kershe806/
Kearsz802/
Keirsh801/
Keirst801/
Kearss801/
Kersdh801/
Koersh801/
Khears801/
Khersh801/
Keehrs800/
Kearst800/
Kars757,207/
Kors753,175/
Kirs751,298/
Cers75213/
Kõrs7535/
Körs7519/
Kyrs7512/
Kerç754/
Qers752/
Kiersch73301/
Kersche7388/
Keirsse7355/
Keersse7352/
Kersova7342/
Kerscht7330/
Kearsch7326/
Kaersch7316/
Kierszh7310/
Quqkers731/
Håkaers731/
Koersch731/
Quckers730/
Kearshe730/
Kohrs673,522/
Kahrs673,245/
Karsh672,432/
Kirsh672,168/
Caers671,518/
Coers671,278/
Kaars67784/
Kerce67750/
Khars67662/
Kirse67603/
Kirss67574/
Kirsz67480/
Khors67415/
Korsh67406/
Kyrsh67133/
Karsz67122/
Kerze67110/
Karrs6759/
Cehrs6746/
Kerže6742/
Korss6740/
Khyrs6733/
Köhrs6725/
Korsz6720/
Kerje6717/
Cears6713/
Chers6713/
Quers6710/
Karss679/
Karsø679/
Korsø678/
Kiors676/
Karås675/
Khirs674/
Qersh674/
Kershova672/
Kairs672/
Körst672/
Kerzh672/
Kuirs671/
Cerss671/
Ceers671/
Gcers671/
Korrs671/
Kayrs671/
Kierś671/
Kirså671/
Kyrsz671/
Kyrst671/
Kerseher671/
Kerrscht670/
Cersh670/

Kers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kers in the Hindi language
केर्सkersa50
केरसkerasa50
Kers in the Russian language
Керсkers-

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Footnotes

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