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
Kerst (Russian: Керст) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerst? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 202,948th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,553,167 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Kerst reside; 69 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Kerst is also the 633,892nd most frequent first name world-wide, held by 204 people.
It is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 1,198 people, or 1 in 67,200. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 29 percent are found, Thuringia, where 21 percent are found and Hesse, where 19 percent are found. Beside Germany this surname is found 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 prevalency of Kerst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerst surname 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 with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.74% registered with the 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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