Kesler Surname

37,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,981 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kesler Surname User-submission:

It is an occupational name that means 'coppersmith'.

Kesler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1151:44,6655,471
Turkey1,8721:41,5714,272
Russia9741:147,97017,142
Poland4651:81,73912,681
France3211:206,92432,150
Germany3081:261,38127,997
Argentina2861:149,45212,636
Kazakhstan2181:81,1129,462
Ukraine2031:224,25029,869
Canada1941:189,92618,713
Netherlands1831:92,28015,166
England891:626,04636,944
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Brazil781:2,744,54381,769
Czechia641:166,14825,172
Belgium561:205,29726,724
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Jamaica421:68,3323,418
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Serbia341:210,14612,577
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kyrgyzstan191:314,35027,488
Israel191:450,40234,739
Croatia171:248,74126,882
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Slovakia141:381,17550,143
Romania141:1,434,13453,593
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Montenegro131:49,1973,233
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Transnistria91:52,7447,681
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
Bulgaria81:872,36331,900
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Finland71:785,24338,644
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9001:17,3172,197

The alternate forms: Keslér (1) are calculated separately.

Kesler (481) may also be a first name.

Kesler Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is an occupational name that means 'coppersmith'.

- jkesler42

Kesler Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kesler (Georgian: კესლერ, Russian: Кеслер) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Keslér. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesler? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kesler is the 37,669th most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 521,246 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kesler live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 387,696th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 481 people.

The last name Kesler is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 8,115 people, or 1 in 44,665. In The United States Kesler is primarily found in: Georgia, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Kesler occurs in 69 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 13 percent reside and Russia, where 7 percent reside.

Kesler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kesler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kesler surname expanded 280 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 424 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kesler Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kesler surname is predominantly Orthodox (83%) in Russia and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kesler surname are 20.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.71% registered with the party.

The amount Kesler earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.65% more than the national average, earning R 415,032 per year; in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,328 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.64% more than the national average, earning $50,498 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keslér941/
Kessler9284,285/
Keesler921,908/
Keisler921,744/
Keszler921,609/
Kiesler921,452/
Keasler921,414/
Kaesler92768/
Koesler92313/
Kehsler9255/
Keshler9244/
Kesller9241/
Ketsler9218/
Keusler9211/
Keysler928/
Keslere924/
Kezsler923/
Keslerr922/
Keßsler921/
Kejsler921/
Koessler861,516/
Kiessler86143/
Kaessler8641/
Keshlear8618/
Keihsler8612/
Keussler8611/
Keissler8610/
Keyssler868/
Kessller866/
Kieszler864/
Kesslere863/
Kesslerr862/
Kaehsler862/
Kesslaer862/
Keessler861/
Keidsler861/
Kessleer861/
Kesslier861/
Hkessler861/
Kesssler861/
Koehsler861/
Keetsler860/
Kesleher860/
Kiesller860/
Keßler8320,140/
Kisler831,262/
Kasler831,032/
Käsler83511/
Kosler83471/
Kösler83355/
Kecler83169/
Cesler8357/
Kezler8345/
Kysler8335/
Kejler8325/
Kečler836/
Kesslr832/
Keslir830/
Keslerová8087/
Ketschler8061/
Keuschler8021/
Keslerova802/
Koessller801/
Kössler771,675/
Kissler771,664/
Chesler771,465/
Kassler77849/
Kaisler77681/
Kossler77613/
Kießler77461/
Kiszler77120/
Kishler77115/
Kezlere7782/
Ceisler7760/
Koszler7760/
Khasler7757/
Kiezler7741/
Kaeßler7736/
Keizler7731/
Koeßler7729/
Keslair7724/
Kaysler7721/
Kaslier7716/
Kässler7712/
Köhsler7712/
Kähsler7711/
Kashler779/
Kislear779/
Kaszler779/
Koshler778/
Kaasler777/
Keyßler777/
Keißler776/
Kajsler775/
Cessler773/
Koezler773/
Kyssler773/
Kisller772/
Köszler772/
Keislir771/
Qiesler771/
Ceshler771/
Quesler771/
Kuisler771/
Koslerh771/
Kahsler771/
Qessler771/
Keczler771/
Kezzler771/
Kieśler771/
Késsler771/
Kyshler771/
Koysler770/
Kerzler770/
Ceasler770/
Keezler770/
Kesslerová75114/
Keislerová7519/
Kesslerova755/
Keszlerová753/
Keszlerova752/
Kesllehere750/
Chessler71263/
Coeslier71128/
Keislair71123/
Koschler7163/
Kaizeler7148/
Keechler7134/
Keichler7125/
Queslier7124/
Queisler7120/
Kaschler7119/
Kayssler7117/
Kazeller7115/
Cheshler7111/
Kischler7110/
Kaiszler7110/
Khaysler717/
Quessler717/
Keiszlerová714/
Ceissler713/
Khassler711/
Cheisler711/
Queesler711/
Kashlear710/
Kishller710/
Casler672,929/
Kößler671,222/
Cisler671,027/
Kißler67525/
Kozler67421/
Cosler67370/
Kizler67356/
Käßler67297/
Kaßler67266/
Kicler67174/
Kycler67135/
Císler6796/
Koßler6782/
Košler6777/
Közler6772/
Kašler6732/
Kazler6720/
Kitschler6717/
Kislerová6713/
Kyslerová6710/
Kislerova673/
Queisller672/
Kyßler671/
Kisschler670/

Kesler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesler in the Georgian language
კესლერkesler-
Kesler in the Russian language
Кеслерkesler-

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