Kerstin Forename
2,314th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 442,053 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Sweden
Kerstin Forename User-submission:
The name Kerstin is the Scandinavian version of Christina. It comes from the Latin Christianus, meaning 'a Christian', which is a derivative from the Greek Χριστος (Christos), which means 'anointed'.
Kerstin Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100% | 345,507 | 1:280 | 74 |
| Sweden | 100% | 74,284 | 1:133 | 20 |
| Austria | 100% | 7,037 | 1:1,210 | 221 |
| United States | 100% | 4,505 | 1:80,474 | 3,846 |
| Finland | 100% | 1,652 | 1:3,319 | 477 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 1,551 | 1:5,296 | 721 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 1,214 | 1:13,923 | 1,507 |
| England | 100% | 1,003 | 1:55,437 | 2,539 |
| Norway | 100% | 808 | 1:6,352 | 692 |
| Canada | 100% | 506 | 1:65,481 | 3,931 |
| Thailand | 100% | 445 | 1:157,451 | 11,326 |
| Denmark | - | 436 | 1:12,958 | 960 |
| Belgium | 100% | 317 | 1:36,246 | 2,090 |
| Estonia | 100% | 271 | 1:4,854 | 747 |
| France | 100% | 271 | 1:245,278 | 3,634 |
| Spain | 100% | 259 | 1:179,652 | 3,868 |
| South Africa | 97% | 215 | 1:253,640 | 15,149 |
| Australia | - | 163 | 1:83,789 | 3,260 |
| Brazil | 100% | 160 | 1:1,338,976 | 32,103 |
| Philippines | 94% | 140 | 1:757,211 | 22,403 |
| Portugal | - | 138 | 1:75,441 | 2,229 |
| Scotland | 100% | 95 | 1:56,320 | 1,691 |
| Hungary | 100% | 71 | 1:137,912 | 854 |
| Chile | 98% | 63 | 1:279,479 | 4,392 |
| Greece | 100% | 57 | 1:191,834 | 3,983 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 55 | 1:10,255 | 835 |
| Italy | 97% | 54 | 1:1,130,779 | 9,499 |
| Qatar | 100% | 51 | 1:46,463 | 5,889 |
| Ireland | 100% | 47 | 1:98,798 | 2,469 |
| Malta | - | 45 | 1:9,541 | 977 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Israel | 100% | 37 | 1:227,106 | 6,594 |
| Peru | 100% | 34 | 1:935,043 | 12,870 |
| Ecuador | - | 33 | 1:537,179 | 5,554 |
| Wales | 100% | 29 | 1:106,700 | 2,540 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 28 | 1:1,078,639 | 22,683 |
| Mexico | 100% | 26 | 1:4,774,786 | 19,556 |
| China | - | 24 | 1:56,918,991 | 62,623 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 24 | 1:250,764 | 5,796 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 22 | 1:1,384,088 | 44,593 |
| Czechia | 100% | 21 | 1:507,436 | 2,515 |
| Albania | 64% | 19 | 1:160,346 | 9,208 |
| Greenland | - | 17 | 1:3,316 | 507 |
| India | - | 14 | 1:86,776,998 | 1,237,414 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 14 | 1:175,626 | 3,645 |
| Singapore | 100% | 13 | 1:483,620 | 11,161 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 11 | 1:1,464,403 | 5,160 |
| Egypt | - | 9 | 1:10,211,216 | 21,716 |
| Namibia | - | 9 | 1:267,131 | 5,329 |
| Romania | 100% | 8 | 1:2,506,497 | 24,627 |
| Bulgaria | 86% | 7 | 1:998,627 | 10,919 |
| Croatia | 100% | 7 | 1:602,439 | 6,285 |
| New Zealand | - | 7 | 1:648,006 | 10,842 |
| Panama | - | 7 | 1:558,080 | 14,722 |
| Turkey | 100% | 7 | 1:11,114,530 | 34,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Monaco | 100% | 6 | 1:6,411 | 917 |
| Russia | 100% | 6 | 1:24,038,951 | 65,699 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:18,291 | 1,938 |
| Hong Kong | - | 5 | 1:1,550,545 | 7,446 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 5 | 1:1,125,514 | 9,179 |
| Uruguay | - | 5 | 1:685,527 | 7,487 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Benin | - | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Costa Rica | 75% | 4 | 1:1,191,987 | 12,292 |
| Cyprus | - | 4 | 1:217,769 | 3,299 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 4 | 1:9,464 | 618 |
| Morocco | - | 4 | 1:8,587,159 | 11,086 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Sudan | - | 4 | 1:9,451,744 | 6,661 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Honduras | - | 3 | 1:2,939,156 | 20,066 |
| Indonesia | - | 3 | 1:85,987,889 | 1,072,651 |
| Jordan | 100% | 3 | 1:2,942,258 | 8,136 |
| Mauritius | - | 3 | 1:432,595 | 7,262 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 3 | 1:1,183,434 | 5,646 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 3 | 1:59,272 | 4,116 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Kenya | - | 2 | 1:23,153,555 | 56,680 |
| Liberia | 100% | 2 | 1:2,206,030 | 27,695 |
| Nepal | - | 2 | 1:14,243,676 | 86,069 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 2 | 1:27,430 | 2,159 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Andorra | - | 1 | 1:82,887 | 1,356 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Bermuda | - | 1 | 1:64,826 | 2,481 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 100% | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cape Verde | - | 1 | 1:529,151 | 6,361 |
| Colombia | 100% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Guyana | - | 1 | 1:763,262 | 24,238 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Iceland | 100% | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Kyrgyzstan | - | 1 | 1:5,973,277 | 46,622 |
| Madagascar | - | 1 | 1:23,629,408 | 6,628 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mali | - | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Micronesia | - | 1 | 1:106,500 | 1,462 |
| Montenegro | - | 1 | 1:634,576 | 4,914 |
| Myanmar | - | 1 | 1:51,948,273 | 3,226 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 1 | 1:177,564,360 | 489,087 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Poland | 100% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | - | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Serbia | 100% | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Tajikistan | - | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 1 | 1:1,361,419 | 34,512 |
| Vietnam | - | 1 | 1:92,623,113 | 10,484 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
The alternate forms: Kerstín (1) are calculated separately.
Kerstin (549) may also be a surname.
Kerstin Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Kerstin is the Scandinavian version of Christina. It comes from the Latin Christianus, meaning 'a Christian', which is a derivative from the Greek Χριστος (Christos), which means 'anointed'.
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Kerstin Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 801 (2014)
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Kerstin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerstin in the Russian language | ||
| Керстин | kerstin | - |
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