Kaestner Surname

172,986th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kaestner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kaestner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3671:265,14924,967
Germany6601:121,97814,924
Brazil2401:891,97632,047
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Uruguay231:149,20713,102
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Austria111:774,13064,097
Hungary101:981,62846,877
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
China21:683,660,78330,601
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

Kaestner (28) may also be a first name.

Kaestner Last Name Facts

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

Kaestner is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kaestner? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 172,986th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,932,614 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kaestner are found; 54 percent are found in North America and 54 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,367 people, or 1 in 265,149. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 18 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 6 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Kaestner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kaestner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,439 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kaestner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kaestner are 10.79% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.56% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kaestner earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning R 242,688 per year; in United States they earn 21.72% more than the national average, earning $52,520 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $60,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kastner9325,461/
Kestner933,836/
Koestner88973/
Kasztner88209/
Kuestner88181/
Keastner886/
Kesztner883/
Kesstner883/
Kasthner882/
Kasstner881/
Keustner881/
Kastneer880/
Kaistner880/
Kesttner880/
Keistner880/
Kiestner880/
Kaestnerová845/
Kästner809,746/
Castner802,902/
Kostner801,976/
Köstner801,712/
Kosztner75115/
Kösztner7513/
Kostneer751/
Kuistner751/
Coestner751/
Caustner750/
Casthner750/
Costner673,738/
Kästnerová673/
Köstnerová673/
Castñer671/
Kostnir671/
Kösztnerová633/

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Kaestner Reference & Research

Kastner FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Kastner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kaestner
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