Kerstgens Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kerstgens Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerstgens Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany551:1,463,73689,144
Netherlands201:844,35960,801
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579

Kerstgens Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kerstgens is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kerstgens.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerstgens? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,047,559th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 86,756,499 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Kerstgens reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 1,463,736. In Germany it is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 64 percent are found, Berlin, where 18 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 15 percent are found. Other than Germany this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kersttgens951/
Kersgens9435/
Kerstiens89743/
Kerstjens89289/
Kersteins8932/
Körstgens8910/
Kershgens891/
Kerstyens891/
Kerschgens84436/
Kirsteins78279/
Kirshteyns7439/
Kirschgens7432/

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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 Kerstgens
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