Karstan Surname
Approximately 69 people bear this surname
Karstan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Karstan (16) may also be a first name.
Karstan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karstan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Karstan is most common in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Karstan.
How Common Is The Last Name Karstan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,293,424th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 96 percent of Karstan are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 96 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
The last name Karstan is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 1,548,182. In Germany Karstan is most frequent in: Brandenburg, where 37 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 31 percent live and Hesse, where 15 percent live. Beside Germany this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Karstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karstan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karstan surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearstan | 93 | 7 | / |
| Karstang | 93 | 5 | / |
| Kharstand | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kerstan | 86 | 1,769 | / |
| Karston | 86 | 87 | / |
| Korstan | 86 | 4 | / |
| Karstam | 86 | 2 | / |
| Carstan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Karstein | 80 | 70 | / |
| Carstean | 80 | 53 | / |
| Kerstann | 80 | 16 | / |
| Kersztan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Carstang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Korstang | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kerstain | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kehrstan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karstone | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kaarstein | 75 | 77 | / |
| Korsztajn | 75 | 1 | / |
| Carston | 71 | 527 | / |
| Kerston | 71 | 108 | / |
| Karstom | 71 | 27 | / |
| Carstam | 71 | 22 | / |
| Corstan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Karxton | 71 | 1 | / |
| Korston | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kerstein | 67 | 1,262 | / |
| Carstein | 67 | 71 | / |
| Körstein | 67 | 14 | / |
| Cârstean | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kerštajn | 67 | 5 | / |
| Korstein | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carstone | 67 | 3 | / |
| Carjthan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keirston | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerszton | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cairston | 67 | 0 | / |
| Carstton | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Karstan
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