Kerter Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kerter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2251:345,87321,884
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Kerter (222) may also be a first name.

Kerter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerter (Russian: Кертер) occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerter? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 924,083rd most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 81 percent of Kerter reside; 77 percent reside in West Asia and 77 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Kerter is also the 605,116th most widely held forename throughout the world, borne by 222 people.

This last name is most common in Turkey, where it is borne by 225 people, or 1 in 345,873. In Turkey it is primarily found in: Zonguldak Province, where 52 percent are found, Aksaray Province, where 15 percent are found and Sakarya Province, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Turkey this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Kerter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerter has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 77 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kertter922/
Koerter921/
Kherter921/
Kesrter920/
Kerthter861/
Kertheir860/
Karter832,687/
Kreter831,004/
Korter83130/
Certer838/
Kyrter831/
Kirter831/
Kretter7732/
Querter7723/
Cherter7712/
Kordter779/
Kartter777/
Kharter776/
Caerter772/
Kertyor772/
Khertre771/
Kahrter771/
Kortter771/
Khorter771/
Kcarter771/
Karrter771/
Kaarter770/
Quertier71504/
Chertter711/
Kerrtyor711/
Kortheur710/
Carter67665,686/
Corter671,016/
Creter67566/
Chertther672/
Kirtir672/
Quiertier671/
Cirter671/
Kirtheart670/

Kerter Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerter in the Russian language
Кертерkerter-

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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 Kerter
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