Kerves Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Estonia

Kerves Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Kerves Last Name Facts

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

Kerves (Russian: Кервес) occurs more in Uruguay more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerves? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerves is the 2,394,033rd most prevalent family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 113,867,905 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kerves reside; 42 percent reside in South America and 39 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.

The surname Kerves is most numerous in Uruguay, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 137,270. In Uruguay it is mostly concentrated in: Montevideo Department, where 92 percent live, Canelones Department, where 4 percent live and Maldonado Department, where 4 percent live. Apart from Uruguay it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Kerves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerves has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kerves surname expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerves Last Name Statistics demography

Kerves earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 90.44% less than the national average, earning $4,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kervess921/
Åkervest862/
Kirves83549/
Korves83286/
Kerbes83271/
Kervis8394/
Kreves839/
Karves838/
Cerves836/
Kervys836/
Querves7719/
Kyrveis7717/
Karvess775/
Kherbes773/
Karveus771/
Kervyts771/
Keroues771/
Krevesh771/
Kharves771/
Kervais771/
Cherves770/
Kervice770/
Kerrvish711/
Kerroues711/
Korwes67108/
Corves67100/
Carves6795/
Körbes6760/
Krevis6755/
Cirves6750/
Cervis6746/
Korvis6730/
Karvis6717/
Cervez678/
Creves676/
Krevez671/
Kyrvys671/
Kirvis670/
Karues670/
Krewes670/
Korues670/
Kerwis670/

Kerves Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerves in the Russian language
Кервесkerves-

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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
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  • 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 Kerves
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