Kestas Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cyprus
Highest density in:
Akrotiri and Dhekelia

Kestas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cyprus351:25,2822,810
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Lithuania91:337,17616,710
England71:7,959,723202,100
Akrotiri and Dhekelia11:7,858154
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kestas (502) may also be a first name.

Kestas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kestas (Russian: Кестас) is most common in Cyprus. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestas? popularity and diffusion

Kestas is the 2,352,516th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of Kestas live; 56 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Kestas is also the 378,365th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, borne by 502 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Cyprus, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 25,282. In Cyprus Kestas is mostly found in: Limassol District, where 97 percent are found and Nicosia District, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Cyprus this last name occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent are found and Lithuania, where 14 percent are found.

Kestas Last Name Statistics demography

Kestas earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 83.23% more than the national average, earning $79,062 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostas834,401/
Cestas8348/
Kastas8335/
Kestos8333/
Kistas8325/
Kostash771,681/
Kosteas7799/
Questas7748/
Kastash7717/
Kostasz779/
Kostass772/
Gkestos771/
Kkistas771/
Koshtas771/
Kaistas771/
Kesteus770/
Quiestas71150/
Kosthaus7125/
Kostasch719/
Koshtash711/
Costas6719,334/
Kostos67574/
Kostaś6777/
Castas6729/
Kostaš676/
Kastaz676/
Kastos676/
Kiztas674/
Kistos674/
Cestos673/
Kistaş671/
Qastas671/
Khashtash671/
Keystheus671/

Kestas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kestas in the Russian language
Кестасkestas-

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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 Kestas
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