Kerten Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Kerten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey771:1,010,66845,670
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Indonesia131:10,173,015372,576
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kerten (20) may also be a first name.

Kerten Last Name Facts

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

Kerten is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerten? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerten is the 1,637,889th most widely held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Kerten reside; 67 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kerten is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 20 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 1,010,668. In Turkey Kerten is primarily found in: Bolu Province, where 43 percent reside, Adana Province, where 36 percent reside and Kahramanmaras Province, where 19 percent reside. Outside of Turkey this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 12 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Kerten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerten has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerten92208/
Kierten9226/
Kerzten921/
Kerteen921/
Keurten920/
Korten832,261/
Karten83743/
Kirten83312/
Kreten83153/
Kertin8334/
Certen8313/
Körten837/
Kyrten830/
Krethen7783/
Coerten7743/
Kretten7742/
Khorten7732/
Kharten7717/
Kertina7712/
Karthen776/
Kerdtin775/
Cherten773/
Kuirten773/
Kortuen772/
Kirthen772/
Kartuen772/
Kerdtem771/
Kortten771/
Keartin770/
Karrten770/
Keertina711/
Kierztyn711/
Corten671,579/
Kartin671,138/
Carten67842/
Creten67783/
Certin67179/
Kortin67128/
Certyn67116/
Kretin6758/
Kirtenova6725/
Kirtne6724/
Kirtin679/
Cörten677/
Kretyn677/
Kortyn674/
Khartn671/
Karthn671/
Kyrtin671/
Cirten671/
Khartheen671/

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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 Kerten
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