Kestan Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kestan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2191:355,34922,304
India181:42,614,743461,117
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
United States91:40,273,215872,126
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England11:55,718,059489,080
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Kestan (66) may also be a first name.

Kestan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kestan (Marathi: टन, Russian: Кестан) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kestan is the 956,400th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 26,694,307 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 74 percent of Kestan are found; 66 percent are found in West Asia and 66 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 1,201,840th most common first name in the world. It is borne by 66 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Turkey, where it is borne by 219 people, or 1 in 355,349. In Turkey it is most common in: Van Province, where 33 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 27 percent reside and Adana Province, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Turkey this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in India, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Kestan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kestan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kestan surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kestane921,977/
Keestan921/
Kiestan921/
Kestahn921/
Kheshtan862/
Keshtane861/
Kostan831,356/
Kistan831,167/
Kastan83590/
Keston83494/
Keztan8319/
Cestan839/
Kestanova805/
Kierzstan805/
Kashtan771,441/
Kastaun77302/
Keyston7796/
Kosztan7756/
Kasstan7749/
Kestein7726/
Kestone7717/
Kistain7716/
Kishtan7713/
Khastan7713/
Koshtan7710/
Kastain778/
Chestan778/
Åkestam777/
Khostan777/
Kistean776/
Kaistan775/
Kheston774/
Keaston772/
Keshton772/
Kechtan772/
Kistann771/
Khistan771/
Kistasn771/
Keeston771/
Kistane771/
Kazstan771/
Kyshtan771/
Keuston771/
Kieston771/
Kohstan770/
Cestain770/
Kestham770/
Keiston770/
Khestanova75580/
Kheshtasen7527/
Keisstandt750/
Keystone71153/
Khashtan7189/
Khoshtan7131/
Kaschtan7115/
Kesthong7111/
Kishthan7110/
Kasztaun719/
Kitsthan714/
Chestain714/
Kashthan712/
Kiestein712/
Keistone711/
Khishtan711/
Kastahan711/
Kishtann711/
Khestone711/
Khastain711/
Kosztajn711/
Qehestan711/
Koestein711/
Kashtain711/
Kesteing711/
Kechtean711/
Ketstein710/
Keestone710/
Castan679,735/
Costan678,041/
Kistanova673,547/
Kaştan67756/
Kaston67494/
Koston67452/
Kaštan67211/
Kıştan67173/
Kystanova67113/
Koštan67103/
Kiston6796/
Kaçtan6776/
Koçtan6743/
Ceston6715/
Kistanová6714/
Kıztan679/
Kyston676/
Kostán674/
Qastan672/
Kiztan671/
Koştan671/
Kostań671/
Kostõn671/
Cistan671/

Kestan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kestan in the Marathi language
टनtana-
Kestan in the Russian language
Кестанkestan-

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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
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  • 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 Kestan
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