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Where Does The Last Name Kersten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kersten (Arabic: كرستن, Russian: Керстен) is found most frequently in Germany. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kersten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Kersten is the 20,275^th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 270,129 people. The surname Kersten is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Kersten are found; 76 percent are found in Western Europe and 75 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 111,884^th most frequent given name globally, borne by 3,919 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 13,549 people, or 1 in 5,942. In Germany Kersten is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent are found, Saxony-Anhalt, where 13 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 63 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Kersten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kersten has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kersten last name grew 2,904 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 620 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kersten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kersten surname are 20.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.5% registered with the party.

The amount Kersten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 75.32% more than the national average, earning 606,749 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 52.12% more than the national average, earning R 361,488 per year; in United States they earn 8.72% more than the national average, earning $46,910 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8% less than the national average, earning $45,710 CAD per year.