Kasting Surname

533,524th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 605 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kasting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kasting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4391:825,64763,294
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
Russia421:3,431,501177,080
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

The alternate forms: Kästing (72) are calculated separately.

Kasting (54) may also be a first name.

Kasting Last Name Facts

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

Kasting (Russian: Кастинг) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Kästing. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kasting? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 533,524th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 12,045,530 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Kasting reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most numerous first name worldwide, held by 54 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 439 people, or 1 in 825,647. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 16 percent live, Missouri, where 14 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 7 percent live.

Kasting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kasting has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kasting last name rose 535 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kasting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kasting last name are 31.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.65% registered with the party.

The amount Kasting earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.57% more than the national average, earning $44,691 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.48% more than the national average, earning $61,844 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kästing9572/
Kastings932/
Kaesting931/
Keasting930/
Kesting862,683/
Casting86208/
Kasteng864/
Kosting863/
Kösting862/
Castings804/
Castting800/
Koesting800/
Kestng771/
Costing7136/
Kostink712/
Casteng712/
Kostincová5947/
Kastenkova5918/
Kostinkova5910/
Kostinková596/
Kostenc5712/
Kezteng571/
Kashtenkova5614/

Kasting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kasting in the Russian language
Кастингkasting-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kasting
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