Kirling Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kirling Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kirling Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirling is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirling? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Kirling is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Kirling are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark Kirling is most common in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 50 percent are found. Barring Denmark it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent are found and England, where 20 percent are found.

Kirling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kirling has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kirling last name declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerling861,130/
Kreling86865/
Kärling8614/
Kurling8614/
Kyrling8612/
Cirling866/
Krehling80151/
Åkerling8067/
Quirling8039/
Kärgling8034/
Kehrling8024/
Kerlingt803/
Chirling801/
Kurlling801/
Kerlling801/
Keerling801/
Kerlng771/
Kührlings7550/
Cerling7192/
Kerleng7130/
Kurlink7117/
Creling711/
Kerlingová711/
Querling6760/
Cherling6712/
Cherlling631/
Kirlenkova591/
Kirillenkova531/

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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
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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 Kirling
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