Kesteman Surname

727,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Kesteman Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesteman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1991:333,78350,418
Belgium1591:72,30611,538
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kesteman Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kesteman occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kesteman.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesteman? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 727,600th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 18,264,526 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Kesteman reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Kesteman is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 199 people, or 1 in 333,783. In France Kesteman is most common in: Hauts-de-France, where 46 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 15 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Other than France it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 40 percent live and New Caledonia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kisteman88289/
Kosteman881/
Kasteman880/
Kestemont82700/
Kistemann82270/
Chesteman822/
Khoshteman7858/
Kisstemann781/
Questesman780/
Kostaman751,024/
Kastiman75150/
Kastaman7598/
Kostiman7566/
Kostoman756/
Casteman754/
Kistaman751/
Kastamann713/
Castoeman712/
Castieman712/
Kasstaman711/
Castteman711/
Castaman63449/
Castiman632/
Castoman631/
Castamann5963/
Castamon5011/
Castamán501/

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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
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  • 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 Kesteman
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