Kerwer Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kerwer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerwer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1391:579,17647,094
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kerwer Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerwer is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerwer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,328,442nd most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Kerwer are found; 85 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Kerwer is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 579,176. In Germany it is most numerous in: Saarland, where 51 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live. Outside of Germany Kerwer occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent live and Sweden, where 2 percent live.

Kerwer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kerwer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerwer surname expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kerwer Last Name Statistics demography

Kerwer earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.47% more than the national average, earning $55,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koerwer9291/
Kaerwer9231/
Kherwer925/
Kherwear861/
Krewer832,109/
Kerver831,041/
Körwer8356/
Kirwer8347/
Karwer836/
Cerwer830/
Keereweer80394/
Koerver77193/
Kherber7719/
Karweer777/
Kharwer775/
Kirwere772/
Kheruer771/
Kerwirz771/
Kaerver771/
Kerrber771/
Kierver770/
Ketruer770/
Kerhuer770/
Koeruer770/
Cerver6790/
Karwir675/
Crewer674/
Kerbyr672/
Korwir671/
Kerverová671/
Carwer670/

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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 Kerwer
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