178.22 ^cm

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

Kersting occurs most in Germany. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kersting.

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

The last name Kersting is the 47,658^th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 671,725 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Kersting live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265^th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 23 people.

Kersting is most widely held in Germany, where it is carried by 7,435 people, or 1 in 10,828. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 75 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 5 percent are found and Hesse, where 4 percent are found. Barring Germany this surname exists in 43 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.

Kersting Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kersting has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kersting surname grew 1,266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 464 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kersting Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kersting last name are 11.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Kersting earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,074 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.85% more than the national average, earning $58,054 CAD per year.