Kestem Surname

1,527,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 136 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Kestem Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestem Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1331:585,12331,713
Germany31:26,835,153452,368

Kestem (12) may also be a first name.

Kestem Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kestem is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestem? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kestem is the 1,527,735th most frequently held surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 90 percent of Kestem are found; 90 percent are found in West Asia and 90 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Kestem is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 12 people.

The last name Kestem is most numerous in Turkey, where it is held by 133 people, or 1 in 585,123. In Turkey Kestem is primarily found in: Manisa Province, where 25 percent are found, Izmir Province, where 16 percent are found and Kutahya Province, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey it is found in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köstem83158/
Kastem8352/
Kostem8324/
Kestim8314/
Kistem838/
Kastiem7717/
Chestem772/
Kyostem771/
Kisstem770/
Kaestim770/
Kastim67290/
Kostim6725/
Costem676/
Cestim673/
Qastem671/
Castem670/
Qashtem62447/
Qoshtem6247/
Kazteem623/
Costeim621/
Kishtim621/
Casteem621/
Kosztim621/
Cisthem621/
Quisteim571/
Kystymova5318/
Kyshtymova50444/
Castim50176/
Costim50141/
Kaçtim501/

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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 Kestem
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