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 borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestal? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kestal is the 10,311,814th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of Kestal reside; 67 percent reside in North Africa and 67 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 4 people.

This surname is most common in Algeria, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 19,315,776. Beside Algeria this last name exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Kestal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kestal has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 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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