Kestal Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Kestal Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Kestal (4) may also be a first name.

Kestal Last Name Facts

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

Kestal is found most in Algeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestal? popularity and diffusion

Kestal is the 10,311,814th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 67 percent of Kestal reside; 67 percent reside in North Africa and 67 percent reside in Mahgreb. Kestal is also the 6,192,526th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 4 people.

The surname is most frequent in Algeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Beside Algeria Kestal occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Kestal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kestal has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kestal last name declined 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koestal9282/
Kestall920/
Kostal831,216/
Kastal83527/
Cestal833/
Kestol833/
Kistal832/
Kystal831/
Questal7710/
Kosteal779/
Kasthal777/
Kechtal773/
Kosstal773/
Kashtal772/
Kestohl772/
Kastall772/
Kosztal771/
Hkastal771/
Khistal771/
Kasstal771/
Cesteal771/
Khostal771/
Koshtal771/
Kishtal771/
Khastal771/
Kuystal771/
Kahstal770/
Kohstall7165/
Keshtoul7147/
Koshthal7121/
Khoshtal7112/
Kaystall711/
Qostal671,160/
Costal67905/
Kistol67491/
Kystol67160/
Kostol6720/
Kastol6719/
Castal6712/
Koštal678/
Qastal677/
Kosťal671/
Cheystall670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kestal
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