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
The surname Kerš occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Kers. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerš? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,020,555th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Kerš live; 98 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 98 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The last name Kerš is most frequently used in Slovenia, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 32,733. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Savinja, where 79 percent live, Drava, where 18 percent live and Carinthia, where 1 percent live. Not including Slovenia this last name is found 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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