Kerst Surname
Approximately 2,051 people bear this surname
Kerst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,198 | 1:67,200 | 8,583 |
| United States | 513 | 1:706,548 | 55,809 |
| Netherlands | 160 | 1:105,545 | 17,044 |
| Canada | 35 | 1:1,052,731 | 78,176 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Hungary | 8 | 1:1,227,035 | 53,030 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 230 | 1:218,342 | 18,603 |
Kerst (204) may also be a first name.
Kerst Demographics
Average Kerst Salary in
United States
$46,551 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kerst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kerst (Russian: Керст) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerst? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 202,948th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,553,167 people. The last name Kerst is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kerst are found; 69 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kerst is also the 633,892nd most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 204 people.
This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 1,198 people, or 1 in 67,200. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Thuringia, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 19 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.
Kerst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kerst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kerst last name grew 223 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kerst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kerst surname are 29.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.74% registered with the political party.
The amount Kerst earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 13.97% less than the national average, earning R 204,444 per year; in United States they earn 7.88% more than the national average, earning $46,551 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.42% more than the national average, earning $61,318 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerste | 91 | 251 | / |
| Kierst | 91 | 202 | / |
| Keurst | 91 | 17 | / |
| Kerszt | 91 | 7 | / |
| Kaerst | 91 | 3 | / |
| Kersts | 91 | 1 | / |
| Keirst | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kherst | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kearst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kerscht | 83 | 30 | / |
| Kierszt | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kirst | 80 | 6,971 | / |
| Karst | 80 | 6,911 | / |
| Korst | 80 | 1,005 | / |
| Kärst | 80 | 130 | / |
| Körst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kerzt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kyrst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cerst | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kierscht | 77 | 54 | / |
| Kerrscht | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kirste | 73 | 2,143 | / |
| Khorst | 73 | 108 | / |
| Karszt | 73 | 23 | / |
| Karsst | 73 | 14 | / |
| Kirszt | 73 | 9 | / |
| Kaarst | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kirsth | 73 | 4 | / |
| Karsht | 73 | 4 | / |
| Korsht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kirsts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kercht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kirsht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kirzst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karsth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kersdh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cherst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kirscht | 67 | 1,288 | / |
| Korsæth | 67 | 48 | / |
| Keřt | 67 | 14 | / |
| Karscht | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khyorst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirste | 67 | 1 | / |
Kerst Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerst in the Russian language | ||
| Керст | kerst | - |
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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 Kerst
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