Kerser Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kerser Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerser Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia401:110,2138,601
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Kerser Last Name Facts

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

Kerser is found most frequently in Liberia. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerser? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,909,720th most prevalent last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Kerser live; 89 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 110,213. In Liberia it is most common in: Nimba County, where 78 percent live, Montserrado County, where 20 percent live and Grand Gedeh County, where 3 percent live. Beside Liberia it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Kerser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerser has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerser surname decreased 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerseer9221/
Kersher9220/
Kerserh921/
Kierser920/
Kersser920/
Kearser920/
Kerscher865,680/
Kerseher861/
Kierszer861/
Kaerrser860/
Kiersher860/
Kersheur860/
Kerger831,930/
Kerzer8340/
Karser8322/
Kirser835/
Kerxer831/
Korser831/
Kerjer830/
Koerscher806/
Kergert7725/
Cersier772/
Kerdjer771/
Khersre771/
Kairser771/
Karsear771/
Kirsser771/
Koercer770/
Kertcer770/
Keirger770/
Kearcher7132/
Quersher7119/
Kershior715/
Khergert712/
Chersier711/
Keircher710/
Kerchert710/
Corser671,930/
Carser67120/
Cercer673/
Kirserova672/
Karsir671/
Kerchherr670/

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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 Kerser
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