Kerš Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Kerš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 76 | 1:32,733 | 6,469 |
| Croatia | 7 | 1:604,086 | 40,820 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
The alternate forms: Kers (1,999) are calculated separately.
Kerš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerš Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerš occurs in Slovenia more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Kers. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerš? popularity and diffusion
Kerš is the 2,020,555th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Kerš reside; 98 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Slovenia, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 32,733. In Slovenia Kerš is most numerous in: Savinja, where 79 percent live, Drava, where 18 percent live and Carinthia, where 1 percent live. Aside from Slovenia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Croatia, where 8 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kers | 92 | 1,999 | / |
| Kirš | 75 | 103 | / |
| Kyrš | 75 | 28 | / |
| Kerç | 75 | 4 | / |
| Korš | 75 | 1 | / |
| Koers | 67 | 3,669 | / |
| Kersh | 67 | 3,013 | / |
| Kiers | 67 | 2,428 | / |
| Kerse | 67 | 1,552 | / |
| Keers | 67 | 1,090 | / |
| Kerce | 67 | 750 | / |
| Keirs | 67 | 286 | / |
| Kears | 67 | 188 | / |
| Kaers | 67 | 173 | / |
| Kerss | 67 | 132 | / |
| Kerze | 67 | 110 | / |
| Åkers | 67 | 83 | / |
| Kersz | 67 | 64 | / |
| Keurs | 67 | 59 | / |
| Kerrs | 67 | 58 | / |
| Kerže | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kerje | 67 | 17 | / |
| Kehrs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kersø | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khers | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kerzh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kierś | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keyrs | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Kerš
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