Kastorf Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kastorf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kastorf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Kästorf (10) are calculated separately.

Kastorf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kastorf occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kästorf. For other potential spellings of Kastorf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kastorf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,871,545th most commonly held surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Kastorf are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 73 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Kastorf is most commonly used in Germany, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 1,118,131. In Germany Kastorf is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 33 percent live, Schleswig-Holstein, where 31 percent live and Hesse, where 22 percent live. Without taking into account Germany it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Ukraine, where 4 percent live.

Kastorf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kastorf has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kastorf surname expanded 129 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kastorf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kastorf surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Kastorf earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 62.78% more than the national average, earning $70,239 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kästorf9510/
Kastorff93167/
Castorf8638/
Kastorb860/
Castorff8021/
Keistorf800/
Casstorff750/
Costorf7127/
Kostorv713/
Castorph6718/
Khousstarf591/
Kaitarw573/
Kostarb571/
Castarb571/
Kosturb571/
Khatarw571/
Kataarv571/
Kesterw570/
Kaitarph531/

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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
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  • 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 Kastorf
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