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Where Does The Last Name Kesten Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kesten (Arabic: كستان, Russian: Кестен) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kesten click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesten? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 161,168^th most frequent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 2,696,095 people. The last name Kesten occurs predominantly in Europe, where 39 percent of Kesten reside; 26 percent reside in Western Europe and 26 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kesten is also the 255,009^th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 996 people.

The surname Kesten is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 641 people, or 1 in 125,594. In Germany Kesten is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Berlin, where 20 percent live and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 11 percent live. Outside of Germany Kesten is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Malawi, where 15 percent live.

Kesten Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kesten has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kesten last name grew 1,442 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kesten Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Kesten surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kesten earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.53% more than the national average, earning R 355,332 per year; in United States they earn 29.36% more than the national average, earning $55,817 USD per year and in Canada they earn 85.8% more than the national average, earning $92,312 CAD per year.