Kestenbaum Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Kestenbaum Surname User-submission:

(Yiddish) Ornamental Ashkenazi Jewish surname, from German Kästenbaum, meaning 'horse-chestnut tree'.

Kestenbaum Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0651:340,33730,652
Israel3471:24,6623,624
Australia541:499,92037,885
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England291:1,921,31276,208
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Slovakia51:1,067,29085,393
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
France21:33,211,361423,184
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kestenbaum Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Yiddish) Ornamental Ashkenazi Jewish surname, from German Kästenbaum, meaning 'horse-chestnut tree'.

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Kestenbaum Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kestenbaum is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kestenbaum.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestenbaum? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kestenbaum is the 245,297th most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Kestenbaum live; 68 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Kestenbaum is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,065 people, or 1 in 340,337. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 47 percent are found, New Jersey, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Kestenbaum Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kestenbaum has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kestenbaum surname rose 106,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kestenbaum Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kestenbaum are 44.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 97.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kestenbaum earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 20.16% more than the national average, earning $51,849 USD per year and in Canada they earn 44.14% more than the national average, earning $71,614 CAD per year.

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Kestenbaum Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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