Karston Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Karston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:4,314,987229,510
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Karston (73) may also be a first name.

Karston Last Name Facts

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

Karston is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Karston? popularity and diffusion

Karston is the 2,007,164th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname Karston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Karston reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Karston is also the 1,134,117th most prevalent first name globally, held by 73 people.

Karston is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 4,314,987. In The United States Karston is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 52 percent reside, Illinois, where 11 percent reside and California, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

Karston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Karston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karston surname increased 420 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karston Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karston last name are 47.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 94.12% registered with the political party.

Karston earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 7.29% less than the national average, earning $40,003 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karstone931/
Carston86527/
Kerston86108/
Karstan8669/
Karstom8627/
Karxton861/
Korston860/
Karsztun8033/
Kearstan807/
Karstang805/
Carstone803/
Kerszton801/
Keirston801/
Cairston800/
Carstton800/
Kharstand751/
Kerstan711,769/
Corston71617/
Korstan714/
Carcton712/
Karstam712/
Carstan710/
Kerstann6716/
Korsztun6714/
Karsztuń671/
Kersztan671/
Carstang671/
Korstang671/
Kehrstan671/
Corrston670/
Carsteusen596/
Carstam5722/
Corstan571/
Corxton571/
Carjthan531/

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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 Karston
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis