Kenster Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kenster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kenster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Kenster (32) may also be a first name.

Kenster Last Name Facts

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

Kenster is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kenster is the 6,360,413th most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Kenster are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequently used forename internationally It is held by 32 people.

The last name Kenster is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Kenster is primarily found in: Virginia, where 67 percent reside, California, where 17 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 17 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in India, where 11 percent reside and Malawi, where 11 percent reside.

Kenster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kenster Last Name Statistics demography

Kenster earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuenster93225/
Keunster930/
Koenster930/
Knster922/
Kuenstier882/
Künster86559/
Kinster8643/
Knøster869/
Kenzter861/
Kinsteer801/
Kinstier801/
Kinstter800/
Queenster751/
Kuinstter750/
Censtir710/
Kinštetr675/
Kynštetr673/
Kinzther671/
Quinster670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kenster
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