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 last name Kastell (Russian: Кастелл) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kastell.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 744,013th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 18,830,868 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 76 percent of Kastell live; 40 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 11 people.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 134 people, or 1 in 600,787. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Berlin, where 19 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Germany Kastell exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Finland, where 22 percent reside.

Kastell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kastell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kastell last name rose 1,214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 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 Republicans 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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