Kertner Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Finland

Kertner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kertner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Kertner Last Name Facts

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

Kertner (Russian: Кертнер) is most common in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kertner.

How Common Is The Last Name Kertner? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kertner is the 5,391,485th most widespread family name in the world, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Kertner live; 38 percent live in North Asia and 38 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 14,412,306. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Altai Krai, where 50 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 40 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Other than Russia it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 8 percent reside and Sweden, where 8 percent reside.

Kertner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kertner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kertner surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koertner9383/
Kaertner9315/
Kiertner931/
Kerthner930/
Kearthner881/
Kartner86482/
Kortner86235/
Kirtner86229/
Körtner86222/
Kärtner86213/
Certner86106/
Kretner8624/
Krettner8041/
Kirthner804/
Khartner802/
Caertner801/
Kartenner750/
Cartner711,620/
Cortner711,026/
Quartner67107/
Quirtner6710/
Crettner671/
Carthner670/

Kertner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kertner in the Russian language
Кертнерkertner-

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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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  • 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 Kertner
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