Kastell Surname

744,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 387 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Finland

Kastell Surname Definition:

KESTAL, KESTEL, KESTELL, KESTLE: From Kestle in Ladock, or Kestle Wartha in Manaccan; said to have been named from a British camp or fortification formerly upon the lands, or near the sea-coast; from kastal, kestell, a fort or castle. The arms of this family are Argent, three falcons Proper; also Or, three castles turreted, Gules.

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Kastell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1341:600,78748,250
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Finland841:65,4377,417
Sweden581:169,77211,770
England51:11,143,612252,590
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kastell (11) may also be a first name.

Kastell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

KESTAL, KESTEL, KESTELL, KESTLE: From Kestle in Ladock, or Kestle Wartha in Manaccan; said to have been named from a British camp or fortification formerly upon the lands, or near the sea-coast; from kastal, kestell, a fort or castle. The arms of this family are Argent, three falcons Proper; also Or, three castles turreted, Gules. There are other places in Cornwall with the adjunct Kestell, and the surnames Kastell and Kistle are etymologically the same name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kastell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kastell (Russian: Кастелл) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastell? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kastell is the 744,013th most frequently used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name Kastell is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Kastell are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in Scandinavia. Kastell is also the 3,487,849th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 11 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 600,787. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Berlin, where 19 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Finland, where 22 percent live.

Kastell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kastell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kastell last name grew 1,214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kastell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kastell last name are 23.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kastell earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.65% more than the national average, earning 358,708 kr per year and in United States they earn 49.7% more than the national average, earning $64,596 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaustell9319/
Kastel921,202/
Castell8611,946/
Kasteel86563/
Kestell86449/
Kastiel86134/
Kasztel8686/
Kaestel8657/
Kaustel8646/
Kostell8633/
Kashtel868/
Kasstel863/
Kastill862/
Kastuel861/
Kastelh860/
Kastl835,403/
Kastellová8212/
Casteell805/
Casstell803/
Castesll801/
Castellë801/
Castellı801/
Casttell801/
Kesstell800/
Castel7722,056/
Kestel772,697/
Kästel771,048/
Kostel77723/
Köstel77207/
Kastil7753/
Kasztl7752/
Kastyl7726/
Kaštel772/
Castll771/
Kaestl771/
Qastel771/
Kastelova7565/
Kastelová7517/
Casteel7111,108/
Castiel711,028/
Koestel71440/
Khostel71311/
Costell71269/
Castill71233/
Kosztel7174/
Keshtel7168/
Quastel7143/
Castehl719/
Kasztil718/
Kostiel717/
Kachtel715/
Casstel712/
Castelh712/
Kaštiel712/
Kashtil712/
Kesteel711/
Keistel711/
Hcastel711/
Castellová711/
Kasstil711/
Castoel710/
Casttel710/
Kestill710/
Kastlová67320/
Köstl67252/
Questell67241/
Kästl6771/
Kestl6761/
Castl6715/
Castillp6710/
Caustill6710/
Cassteel678/
Kastlova676/
Kostl673/
Caistill671/
Catsteel671/
Qastl671/
Castilld671/
Caesteel670/
Casstiel670/
Castteel670/
Costtell670/

Kastell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kastell in the Russian language
Кастеллkastell-

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