Kersting Surname
Approximately 10,849 people bear this surname
Kersting Surname Definition:
(German) Descendant of Christianus (follower of Christ).
Kersting Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 7,435 | 1:10,828 | 1,368 |
| United States | 2,253 | 1:160,878 | 16,381 |
| Brazil | 663 | 1:322,887 | 12,434 |
| Netherlands | 137 | 1:123,264 | 19,295 |
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Guyana | 30 | 1:25,407 | 2,928 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Belgium | 18 | 1:638,702 | 56,744 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Croatia | 16 | 1:264,288 | 27,725 |
| Liechtenstein | 10 | 1:3,838 | 429 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 14 | 1:1,741,098 | 55,534 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 178 | 1:282,127 | 22,717 |
Kersting (23) may also be a first name.
Kersting Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) Descendant of Christianus (follower of Christ).
Kersting Demographics
Average Male Kersting Height
178.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kersting Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kersting Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kersting is most common in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kersting click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kersting? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 47,658th most commonly held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 671,725 people. Kersting occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Kersting live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 70 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kersting is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name on earth, borne by 23 people.
The surname Kersting is most widely held in Germany, where it is borne by 7,435 people, or 1 in 10,828. In Germany Kersting 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. Beside Germany Kersting exists in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Brazil, where 6 percent are found.
Kersting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kersting has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,266 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 464 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kersting Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kersting surname are 11.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.22% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keresting | 94 | 7 | / |
| Kerstoing | 94 | 1 | / |
| Keristing | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kuersting | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kersteing | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kaersting | 94 | 1 | / |
| Karsting | 88 | 98 | / |
| Krosting | 88 | 69 | / |
| Krasting | 88 | 52 | / |
| Kristing | 88 | 22 | / |
| Kyrsting | 88 | 21 | / |
| Kresting | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kärsting | 88 | 4 | / |
| Korsting | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kersteng | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kirsting | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kursting | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kerstnig | 88 | 0 | / |
| Goersting | 82 | 0 | / |
| Krstinc | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kersting-Oye | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kersteinka | 78 | 0 | / |
| Krstinić | 75 | 364 | / |
| Krstinic | 75 | 34 | / |
| Carsting | 75 | 26 | / |
| Kristung | 75 | 7 | / |
| Karstang | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kerstnik | 75 | 5 | / |
| Kristink | 75 | 4 | / |
| Cresting | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cristing | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gärsting | 75 | 1 | / |
| Krastang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gresting | 75 | 1 | / |
| Korstang | 75 | 1 | / |
| Garsting | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kristaung | 71 | 160 | / |
| Kristinek | 71 | 67 | / |
| Kristinik | 71 | 40 | / |
| Krystinik | 71 | 29 | / |
| Kristinak | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kristiník | 71 | 13 | / |
| Kierstnik | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kristinko | 71 | 10 | / |
| Krystinak | 71 | 7 | / |
| Christing | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kristinki | 71 | 3 | / |
| Krystinek | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kristinić | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kristinic | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerstenyuk | 67 | 89 | / |
| Krštinc | 67 | 86 | / |
| Krystiniak | 67 | 84 | / |
| Kerstynyuk | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kristiniak | 67 | 21 | / |
| Khristinko | 67 | 10 | / |
| Krestiniuk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khristanga | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kristiniuk | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kristinyak | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kristinick | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korostinky | 67 | 1 | / |
| Christaing | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kristineko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khristinik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Korstienko | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kristinyuk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karesitong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karseetong | 67 | 1 | / |
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