Kester Forename
55,370th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 11,624 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Grenada
Kester Forename Definition:
An English contraction of Christopher; now much less common than the delightful-manly Kit and the mere abbreviation, Chris.
Kester Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 99% | 3,177 | 1:23,238 | 1,850 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 3,051 | 1:58,199 | 4,013 |
| Malawi | 75% | 867 | 1:19,737 | 1,782 |
| Zambia | - | 801 | 1:19,794 | 1,714 |
| Ghana | - | 787 | 1:34,290 | 2,099 |
| United States | 93% | 598 | 1:606,249 | 14,961 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 507 | 1:2,685 | 521 |
| England | 99% | 325 | 1:171,086 | 5,345 |
| Guyana | 100% | 324 | 1:2,356 | 463 |
| Philippines | 94% | 265 | 1:400,036 | 14,336 |
| Zimbabwe | 89% | 157 | 1:98,241 | 7,143 |
| Grenada | 100% | 91 | 1:1,188 | 236 |
| Brazil | 100% | 63 | 1:3,400,574 | 60,429 |
| Canada | 100% | 57 | 1:581,287 | 14,441 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 55 | 1:307,311 | 9,515 |
| India | 81% | 54 | 1:22,497,740 | 509,959 |
| Germany | 87% | 46 | 1:2,101,693 | 11,934 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 33 | 1:182,374 | 4,876 |
| Australia | - | 26 | 1:525,293 | 8,160 |
| South Africa | 58% | 23 | 1:2,370,985 | 66,309 |
| Saint Lucia | 76% | 23 | 1:7,731 | 1,158 |
| Singapore | 100% | 20 | 1:314,353 | 9,609 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 19 | 1:2,887 | 601 |
| Scotland | 100% | 13 | 1:411,567 | 5,527 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Peru | 100% | 11 | 1:2,890,132 | 25,809 |
| Hong Kong | - | 11 | 1:704,793 | 4,980 |
| Sweden | 100% | 10 | 1:985,791 | 19,730 |
| Haiti | - | 10 | 1:1,072,695 | 14,984 |
| Malaysia | 86% | 9 | 1:3,383,327 | 86,111 |
| Iceland | - | 9 | 1:40,669 | 2,415 |
| Norway | 100% | 8 | 1:641,541 | 10,538 |
| Thailand | 100% | 8 | 1:8,758,227 | 128,595 |
| Belgium | 100% | 8 | 1:1,436,255 | 15,198 |
| China | - | 7 | 1:195,150,826 | 73,144 |
| Honduras | - | 6 | 1:1,469,578 | 13,832 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Jamaica | - | 6 | 1:480,538 | 12,525 |
| Kenya | - | 6 | 1:7,717,852 | 32,954 |
| Liberia | 100% | 6 | 1:735,344 | 18,173 |
| Qatar | 100% | 5 | 1:473,921 | 38,106 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 5 | 1:38,871,536 | 142,270 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| France | 100% | 5 | 1:13,294,068 | 36,843 |
| Venezuela | - | 5 | 1:6,040,379 | 77,223 |
| Wales | 100% | 5 | 1:618,862 | 7,373 |
| Albania | 60% | 5 | 1:609,314 | 20,025 |
| Congo | 100% | 5 | 1:1,001,841 | 16,039 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Mexico | 50% | 4 | 1:31,036,107 | 61,748 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 3 | 1:37,193 | 3,592 |
| Russia | - | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| New Zealand | - | 3 | 1:1,512,015 | 11,267 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Costa Rica | 50% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Barbados | - | 2 | 1:144,894 | 2,643 |
| Taiwan | - | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| Micronesia | - | 2 | 1:53,250 | 1,276 |
| Chile | 100% | 2 | 1:8,803,604 | 33,591 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Israel | - | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Botswana | - | 1 | 1:2,184,449 | 21,741 |
| Togo | - | 1 | 1:7,239,239 | 8,047 |
| Gabon | - | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Turkey | 100% | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| Belize | - | 1 | 1:354,309 | 7,663 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Italy | 50% | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Senegal | - | 1 | 1:14,581,356 | 34,505 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
Kester (13,006) may also be a surname.
Kester Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
An English contraction of Christopher; now much less common than the delightful-manly Kit and the mere abbreviation, Chris.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Kester Forename Popularity
Kester Demographics
Kester Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 113 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Kester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kester in the Russian language | ||
| Кестер | kester | - |
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