View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The last name Kest (Russian: Кест) is found most frequently in The United States. It may appear as a variant: Keşt. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Kest is the 480,521^st most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,500,787 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Kest live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 534,713^th most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 276 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 1,342,440. In The United States Kest is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 23 percent live, New Jersey, where 14 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 35 percent live and Belgium, where 8 percent live.

Kest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 466 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Kest surname are 5.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.73% registered to vote for the party.

Kest earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 36.79% more than the national average, earning $59,022 USD per year.