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Where Does The Last Name Karsten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Karsten (Georgian: კარსტენ, Russian: Карстен) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may appear as a variant: Kärsten or Karstén. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karsten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 35,391^st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 488,016 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Karsten reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 10,251^st most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 99,340 people.

The last name Karsten is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,772 people, or 1 in 13,948. In Germany Karsten is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 12 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.

Karsten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Karsten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Karsten Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Karsten surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (82%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Karsten surname are 15.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karsten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 32.52% more than the national average, earning 458,627 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.11% more than the national average, earning R 368,604 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% less than the national average, earning $47,517 CAD per year.