Kerve Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kerve Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerve Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia461:44,5666,776
Estonia231:57,47010,794
India141:54,790,384527,769
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Haiti101:1,068,39111,823
Finland71:785,24338,644
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Ķerve (1) are calculated separately.

Kerve (43) may also be a first name.

Kerve Last Name Facts

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

Kerve (Marathi: केव, Russian: Керве) has its highest incidence in Latvia. It can also be found as a variant: Ķerve. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerve? popularity and diffusion

Kerve is the 1,573,888th most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Kerve reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in Baltic Europe. Kerve is also the 1,545,828th most frequent first name on earth It is held by 43 people.

The surname is most widely held in Latvia, where it is carried by 46 people, or 1 in 44,566. In Latvia Kerve is mostly concentrated in: Kurzeme Planning Region, where 93 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 4 percent reside and Semigallia, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Latvia it is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 18 percent reside and India, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ķerve931/
Kervet9122/
Kervey912/
Kerveh911/
Kherve911/
Keerve911/
Kervhe911/
Kervett8313/
Kervess831/
Kearvey831/
Karve806,913/
Kirve805,216/
Korve80423/
Cerve80162/
Kreve8064/
Kervi8059/
Kõrve8050/
Kerwe8018/
Kerue8016/
Kerva808/
Körve804/
Kärve802/
Kervy802/
Åkervest772/
Körver73387/
Kharve73384/
Kirvej73123/
Cherve73105/
Krevei73104/
Karvee73102/
Kervio7379/
Korveh7371/
Krevey7370/
Keroue7354/
Kherva7335/
Karvey7333/
Kerbej7327/
Kärvet7323/
Kyrvei7311/
Khorve739/
Kervoa738/
Korvey736/
Kerbei736/
Karveh735/
Cervey735/
Karvie734/
Korvee734/
Karrve734/
Cervei732/
Karvhe732/
Kirrve732/
Kirvey732/
Kerbea731/
Karvea731/
Kervoy731/
Kyorve731/
Kerwee731/
Ketrue731/
Gkreve731/
Kyrvej731/
Chervey6781/
Korvieh6747/
Quervet6721/
Kerroue6719/
Querves6719/
Kyrveis6717/
Kerweit6710/
Khorvee678/
Kherwer675/
Kharvee674/
Kearwey673/
Kervich672/
Korveah672/
Kirvett671/
Kheruer671/
Kerwheh671/
Cher've671/
Chervei671/
Kervyts671/
Kerweah671/
Kerbeah671/
Khorveh671/
Kerouez671/
Querver671/
Kerouhe671/
Keroues671/
Kjærver671/
Kjærved671/
Kervais671/
Kerouet671/
Kheervi671/
Kervitt670/
Ketruer670/
Kerhuer670/

Kerve Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerve in the Marathi language
केवkeva50
केरवेkerave50
Kerve in the Russian language
Кервеkerve-

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Footnotes

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