Carstens Surname
Approximately 23,893 people bear this surname
Carstens Surname Definition:
Corruption of Christianus - i.e. a Christian.
Carstens Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 8,372 | 1:6,471 | 831 |
| Germany | 8,334 | 1:9,660 | 1,212 |
| United States | 4,403 | 1:82,321 | 9,357 |
| Denmark | 925 | 1:6,102 | 567 |
| Australia | 356 | 1:75,831 | 8,870 |
| Brazil | 257 | 1:832,974 | 30,116 |
| Netherlands | 202 | 1:83,600 | 13,946 |
| England | 183 | 1:304,470 | 23,072 |
| Chile | 126 | 1:139,813 | 4,899 |
| Canada | 101 | 1:364,808 | 32,793 |
| Norway | 86 | 1:59,794 | 8,537 |
| Namibia | 79 | 1:30,499 | 4,636 |
| New Zealand | 64 | 1:70,755 | 10,593 |
| Mexico | 64 | 1:1,939,472 | 18,543 |
| Sweden | 63 | 1:156,298 | 10,904 |
| Argentina | 55 | 1:777,153 | 51,982 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| Venezuela | 35 | 1:862,974 | 13,724 |
| Spain | 21 | 1:2,226,287 | 55,801 |
| Switzerland | 20 | 1:410,646 | 30,429 |
| Finland | 16 | 1:343,544 | 24,270 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:1,070,763 | 31,189 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 391 | 1:128,437 | 12,369 |
Carstens (29) may also be a first name.
Carstens Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Corruption of Christianus - i.e. a Christian.
Carstens Demographics
Carstens Political Affiliation
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Carstens Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Carstens Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Carstens is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Carstens.
How Common Is The Last Name Carstens? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 22,731st most prevalent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 305,008 people. Carstens occurs predominantly in Europe, where 41 percent of Carstens reside; 36 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Carstens is also the 1,951,561st most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 29 people.
The last name Carstens is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 8,372 people, or 1 in 6,471. In South Africa Carstens is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 56 percent live, Gauteng, where 23 percent live and Northern Cape, where 4 percent live. Apart from South Africa it occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 18 percent live.
Carstens Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Carstens has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,126 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,614 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Carstens Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Carstens surname are 28.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 74.93% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Carstens earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.21% more than the national average, earning 478,333 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.68% more than the national average, earning R 396,084 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $53,891 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carstense | 94 | 2 | / |
| Caarstens | 94 | 2 | / |
| Carstenns | 94 | 1 | / |
| Carsstens | 94 | 1 | / |
| Carsteens | 94 | 0 | / |
| Carstns | 93 | 3 | / |
| Karstens | 88 | 4,635 | / |
| Corstens | 88 | 271 | / |
| Carstins | 88 | 5 | / |
| Carstems | 88 | 1 | / |
| Carstensová | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kaarstens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Corstiens | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kerstens | 75 | 3,011 | / |
| Karstenz | 75 | 8 | / |
| Korstens | 75 | 1 | / |
| Karstins | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kerstiens | 71 | 743 | / |
| Kersteens | 71 | 13 | / |
| Korstiens | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerstins | 63 | 2 | / |
| Kerstiëns | 59 | 3 | / |
| Keirstins | 59 | 0 | / |
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