Family name Kernig (Kernig 
) , in all the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Kernig is characteristic of Germany, where it is a rare surname, the United Kingdom, where it is a very rare surname, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare surname. Much less frequently, Kernig is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Kernig | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Poland, Brazil |
| claus dieter kernig German university teacher, DE (b. 1927) |
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