Kerwon Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kerwon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerwon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1131:39,0143,601
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Kerwon (11) may also be a first name.

Kerwon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kerwon occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerwon? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,683,218th most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Kerwon are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. Kerwon is also the 3,487,849th most numerous forename globally. It is borne by 11 people.

This last name is most numerous in Liberia, where it is carried by 113 people, or 1 in 39,014. In Liberia Kerwon is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 92 percent reside, River Gee County, where 5 percent reside and Grand Kru County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerwong9235/
Kerwan83160/
Karwon8322/
Korwon835/
Kirwon831/
Khearwong801/
Cherwon77548/
Kerwane7737/
Kerwand776/
Kearwan771/
Kerboun771/
Kerwuan771/
Kearvon770/
Koerwan770/
Kirwoin770/
Kierwan770/
Keirwan770/
Kehrwand7125/
Keerewan712/
Kherboon711/
Kheurwan711/
Kirwan6713,910/
Karwan674,121/
Kervan672,127/
Korwan67174/
Cervon67104/
Karvon6736/
Corwon6730/
Keruan678/
Krewan674/
Kirwom672/
Korvon671/
Karuon671/
Kerbun671/

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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 Kerwon
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