Family name Kerling (Kelling 
, Kerling 
, Kelingg) , globally, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Kerling is habitual in Guernsey, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, and Nicaragua. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Germany, the United States, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, Kerling is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kelling | Brazil, United States, Germany, Nicaragua, Indonesia |
| Kerling | Brazil, United States, Germany, Nicaragua, France |
| Carlingue | Argentina |
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anna kerling Dutch artist, NL (b. 1862) |
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| eduard willem frederik kerling NL (b. 1889) |
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| louise kerling university teacher (1900-1985), NL (b. 1900) |
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| edward kerling Spy and saboteur for Nazi Germany (1909–1942) (b. 1909) |
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| cock kerling-simons Dutch politician, NL (b. 1929) |
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| kerling israel researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-1841-9945) |
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| marc m. kerling DE (b. 1970) |
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| elizabeth h kerling researcher |
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| celine kerling German association football player, DE (b. 1998) |
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