Kerth Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kerth Surname User-submission:

(German) The Kerth surname comes from a reduced and altered form of the personal name Gerhard.

Kerth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8391:95,95411,960
United States5731:632,56450,965
Austria1081:78,84711,877
Poland351:1,085,96474,912
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

Kerth (169) may also be a first name.

Kerth Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(German) The Kerth surname comes from a reduced and altered form of the personal name Gerhard.

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Kerth Last Name Facts

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

Kerth is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 242,725th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. Kerth occurs mostly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kerth are found; 59 percent are found in Western Europe and 59 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kerth is also the 703,581st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 169 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 839 people, or 1 in 95,954. In Germany it is most frequent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 39 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live and Saarland, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Austria, where 7 percent live.

Kerth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kerth has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerth surname increased 478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kerth surname are 26.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.02% registered with the political party.

The amount Kerth earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.77% more than the national average, earning $43,913 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.18% less than the national average, earning $45,621 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerth91706/
Kerthe9157/
Kaerth9113/
Kierth912/
Keerth912/
Keirth911/
Kearth911/
Keurth910/
Kert892,440/
Kertsch8357/
Keerthe833/
Korth808,437/
Koert802,259/
Kreth801,357/
Kerte80904/
Karth80635/
Kehrt80315/
Kirth80188/
Keert8042/
Körth8040/
Kaert8032/
Kiert8011/
Kerdt808/
Khert803/
Keart803/
Kerdh803/
Kgert801/
Kerrt801/
Kerzt801/
Keurt801/
Kertp801/
Kertt800/
Kerthová772/
Koerdt73617/
Krethe7398/
Kertsz7326/
Koirth7313/
Kharth7310/
Körthe736/
Kertts733/
Khorth732/
Kerdph732/
Kőkert731/
Khiert731/
Kretth731/
Gkerts731/
Koyrth731/
Hckert731/
Kherht731/
Keeret731/
Querth731/
Kirthe731/
Kherte731/
Kehert731/
Kherdt731/
Kerrtz730/
Keartt730/
Kairth730/
Keartz730/
Kart6711,219/
Kort677,881/
Kret675,615/
Kirt671,643/
Kerd67141/
Kerč67125/
Kärt6795/
Cert6772/
Kertova6769/
Kört6726/
Kyrt6716/
Keřt6714/
Kirtsch674/
Cherdth674/
Kergytė672/
Kaireth671/
Kertová671/
Kõrt671/
Qert671/
Quckert670/

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