Kerspey Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Kerspey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerspey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa641:846,52756,162

Kerspey Last Name Facts

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

Kerspey occurs more in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerspey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerspey is the 2,394,033rd most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Kerspey live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 846,527. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 59 percent reside, North West, where 14 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 13 percent reside.

Kerspey Last Name Statistics demography

Kerspey earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 60.41% less than the national average, earning R 94,092 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerspe9227/
Kerspy921/
Kerspuy86499/
Kerspay86178/
Kierspe8668/
Kersphy861/
Kierspay801/
Kierspie800/
Kirspy771/
Karspuy711/
Kirshpay671/
Cirspe621/

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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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  • 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 Kerspey
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