Kerver Surname

350,471st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kerver Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5351:31,5655,232
United States4561:794,86661,363
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England61:9,286,343223,652
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Kerver (13) may also be a first name.

Kerver Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerver is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerver? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerver is the 350,471st most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 7,000,524 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Kerver live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 52 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kerver is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name globally, borne by 13 people.

The surname Kerver is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 535 people, or 1 in 31,565. In The Netherlands Kerver is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 27 percent reside, Overijssel, where 26 percent reside and North Brabant, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Kerver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kerver has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerver surname expanded 1,572 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerver Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kerver surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Kerver earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.96% more than the national average, earning $55,623 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerver92193/
Kaerver921/
Kierver920/
Korver833,094/
Krever83579/
Körver83387/
Karver83350/
Kerwer83169/
Cerver8390/
Kirver8348/
Kõrver8315/
Kerverová801/
Coerver77413/
Koerwer7791/
Karveer7740/
Kaerwer7731/
Kherber7719/
Krevere7711/
Kherwer775/
Kharver774/
Kheruer771/
Kerrber771/
Querver771/
Kjærver771/
Koeruer770/
Ketruer770/
Cherver770/
Kerhuer770/
Kervaire7112/
Kherwear711/
Carver6752,897/
Corver67736/
Karvir67637/
Crever67134/
Kerbyr672/
Kirvir671/
Qarver670/
Cerwer670/

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Kerver Reference & Research

Carver FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Carver FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kerver
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