Karster Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Karster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Karster Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Karster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karster (Russian: Карстер) occurs most in Russia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Karster.

How Common Is The Last Name Karster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,055,934th most numerous last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Karster reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 98 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 3,603,076. In Russia it is most common in: Krasnodar Krai, where 98 percent live and Rostov Oblast, where 3 percent live. Outside of Russia Karster is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live.

Karster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Karster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Karster last name fell 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaarster931/
Kerster86142/
Karstır8639/
Carster8618/
Korster861/
Karjter861/
Koorster802/
Khorster801/
Kersteer801/
Kerstter801/
Koerster800/
Kersther800/
Korsteur800/
Corster710/
Carstair670/
Courster670/
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Karster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karster in the Russian language
Карстерkarster-

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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 Karster
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