Kastner Surname

21,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Kastner Surname Definition:

(German, Dutch) The manager of a granary; one who made cabinets.

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Kastner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany12,5551:6,412785
United States5,9921:60,4907,108
Austria4,1311:2,061164
France5891:112,77216,895
Czechia5001:21,2673,267
Canada3851:95,70310,417
Israel2291:37,3705,151
Poland1941:195,92126,318
Brazil991:2,162,36767,701
Australia901:299,95226,269
Argentina761:562,41340,543
England741:752,94741,527
Switzerland671:122,58112,361
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Slovenia451:55,2828,759
Russia401:3,603,076182,447
Chile271:652,46215,367
Croatia261:162,63921,299
Ukraine251:1,820,908133,658
Ecuador221:722,99312,618
Belgium221:522,57550,051
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Norway141:367,30634,015
China131:105,178,5825,529
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Panama51:782,45211,059
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

The alternate forms: Kästner (9,746) are calculated separately.

Kastner (28) may also be a first name.

Kastner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German, Dutch) The manager of a granary; one who made cabinets.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

From the Middle High German, an occupational name for the steward of a granary (kornkasten) and hence, since general taxation developed from taxes on grain, a steward or treasurer responsible for financial matters at a court, monastery, or other institution.

- tyler6

Kastner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kastner (Russian: Кастнер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Kästner. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kastner.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,406th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 286,224 people. The surname Kastner occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kastner reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 66 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name worldwide, held by 28 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is carried by 12,555 people, or 1 in 6,412. In Germany Kastner is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 39 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent are found. Besides Germany it is found in 63 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent are found and Austria, where 16 percent are found.

Kastner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kastner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,228 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kastner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kastner surname is primarily Orthodox (80%) in Russia.

In The United States Kastner are 17.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.11% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kastner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.43% more than the national average, earning 482,537 kr per year; in Peru they earn 31.31% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,316 per year; in South Africa they earn 342.81% more than the national average, earning R 1,052,290 per year; in United States they earn 11.35% more than the national average, earning $48,045 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.14% more than the national average, earning $63,665 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kästner959,746/
Kaestner932,485/
Kasztner93209/
Keastner936/
Kasthner932/
Kasstner931/
Kastneer930/
Kaistner930/
Kastnesr930/
Kestner863,836/
Castner862,902/
Kostner861,976/
Köstner861,712/
Kastnerová82517/
Kastnerova828/
Koestner80973/
Kosztner80115/
Kösztner8013/
Kesztner803/
Kesstner803/
Keustner801/
Kuistner801/
Kostneer801/
Castgner801/
Caustner800/
Kesttner800/
Keistner800/
Casthner800/
Costner713,738/
Kostnerová7139/
Kästnerová713/
Köstnerová713/
Kostnerova712/
Castñer711/
Kostnir711/
Kösztnerová673/
Coestner671/

Kastner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kastner in the Russian language
Кастнерkastner-

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Kastner Reference & Research

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