Kerson Surname

619,831st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 496 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kerson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2191:1,655,064110,387
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
France431:1,544,714145,815
Israel401:213,94120,390
Estonia311:42,6398,109
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Mexico101:12,412,62043,480
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India51:153,413,076951,030
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Kerson (663) may also be a first name.

Kerson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerson (Russian: Керсон) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerson? popularity and diffusion

Kerson is the 619,831st most commonly held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 14,692,633 people. The last name Kerson occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kerson live; 44 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kerson is also the 322,353rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 663 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 1,655,064. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 25 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and South Carolina, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 11 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Kerson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerson surname rose 626 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kerson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kerson last name are 30.64% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.87% registered with the party.

The amount Kerson earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 10.26% less than the national average, earning $38,721 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.41% more than the national average, earning $63,800 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearson92247/
Kierson9277/
Kherson9242/
Kershon9225/
Kersone9224/
Åkerson9211/
Kersson924/
Gkerson922/
Kersong921/
Keirson921/
Keerson921/
Kersion921/
Kerrsion862/
Åkersson862/
Kearsong861/
Kerschon861/
Kershont860/
Kirson83398/
Cerson83381/
Kersen83266/
Kersan8382/
Kärson8363/
Kerjon8341/
Kerzon8336/
Kersun8316/
Kyrson8310/
Qerson832/
Kersonova807/
Khersan77883/
Kerssen77323/
Khersun77218/
Cherson77139/
Kirshon77123/
Kersaan7788/
Kirsone7754/
Querson7739/
Kershan7723/
Kairson7718/
Hkersan7712/
Kyrshon7711/
Åkersén779/
Kiersen776/
Kersane776/
Kerszen775/
Cearson774/
Kershun773/
Kerssan772/
Khyrson772/
Cersson771/
Kerhzon771/
Kerszan771/
Kersian771/
Khirson771/
Kersung771/
Keersan771/
Kersang771/
Kearsen770/
Kersann770/
Kersien770/
Khersonova7533/
Kersandt7134/
Kirschon7119/
Kerssane7114/
Kheyrsan716/
Åkersund714/
Kerchoun713/
Keersaan713/
Kerzoune711/
Kerschan711/
Keerssen711/
Chearson711/
Kertjohn710/
Keirssan710/
Kirsan67607/
Kersanova67383/
Kercan67347/
Kyrsen67303/
Kerjan67213/
Cirson67205/
Kyrsan67174/
Keržan67157/
Kirzon67134/
Kerzan67118/
Cerzon6749/
Kerßen6746/
Kyrsun6725/
Keršan6722/
Kirsen6720/
Kirsun6717/
Cersen6716/
Kerzun6712/
Kyrzon675/
Kirsonova674/
Kerchoune672/
Cersan672/
Keršun672/
Kershaune671/
Kersanová671/
Kirjon671/
Kherchoun671/

Kerson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerson in the Russian language
Керсонkerson-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerson
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