Carsten Surname

154,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,845 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Carsten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8501:195,92419,328
Germany5371:149,91718,005
South Africa1951:277,83427,419
Brazil551:3,892,261106,836
Sweden291:339,54323,803
Denmark281:201,59716,538
England251:2,228,72284,230
Netherlands241:703,63256,027
France191:3,495,933219,029
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Norway101:514,22941,629
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Carsten (139,370) may also be a first name.

Carsten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carsten (Arabic: كارستن) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Carsten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 154,330th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,561,528 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Carsten reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,512th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 139,370 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,850 people, or 1 in 195,924. In The United States Carsten is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Nevada, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 35 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Carsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Carsten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carsten surname expanded 1,321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Carsten surname are 16.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.89% being registered with the political party.

The amount Carsten earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 13.04% less than the national average, earning 300,963 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.92% more than the national average, earning R 294,492 per year; in United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.78% more than the national average, earning $67,954 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Carstenn9318/
Scarsten936/
Carstesn932/
Caarsten931/
Carstien931/
Carsteen930/
Karsten8614,933/
Corsten862,150/
Sarsten8666/
Carstin864/
Carstem862/
Kaersten8037/
Coersten8035/
Carsting8026/
Quarsten8021/
Karstien8020/
Carstina8013/
Jahrsten807/
Karstenn802/
Karsteen802/
Kearsten801/
Karrsten801/
Scorsten801/
Kaarsten801/
Kersten7126,978/
Korsten713,658/
Kärsten71124/
Körsten7194/
Corstin7134/
Karstin7118/
Karstenová717/
Karstyn715/
Karstén713/
Jorsten712/
Sorsten712/
Sarstin710/
Åkersten67175/
Karsting6798/
Kersteen6759/
Koorsten6757/
Keursten6754/
Kerstien6731/
Koersten6715/
Karstina6711/
Kärrsten6710/
Cârstina675/
Karstyna673/
Karsztyn672/
Corstina671/
Kearstin671/
Keirsten671/
Courstin670/

Carsten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Carsten in the Arabic language
كارستنkarstn-
كارستينkarstyn-

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Footnotes

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