Kester Surname
Approximately 13,006 people bear this surname
Kester Surname User-submission:
(English) Either derived from Caistor, Lincolnshire (Old English ceaster, meaning 'town') or from a diminutive form of Christopher.
(Dutch/German) Probably from Middle High German kestner, meaning 'steward of a granary'.
Read More About This SurnameKester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,919 | 1:40,639 | 4,994 |
| Netherlands | 990 | 1:17,058 | 2,648 |
| Brazil | 440 | 1:486,533 | 18,383 |
| England | 414 | 1:134,585 | 13,229 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Canada | 297 | 1:124,059 | 12,985 |
| Australia | 289 | 1:93,411 | 10,672 |
| South Africa | 270 | 1:200,658 | 21,510 |
| Nigeria | 252 | 1:702,947 | 32,409 |
| Russia | 185 | 1:779,044 | 64,443 |
| Germany | 140 | 1:575,039 | 46,885 |
| Turkey | 114 | 1:682,644 | 35,241 |
| France | 90 | 1:738,030 | 91,686 |
| Estonia | 35 | 1:37,766 | 7,217 |
| Poland | 19 | 1:2,000,460 | 98,816 |
| Slovakia | 19 | 1:280,866 | 41,728 |
| Ukraine | 19 | 1:2,395,931 | 155,639 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 1:10,173,015 | 372,576 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Serbia | 9 | 1:793,883 | 26,061 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Costa Rica | 8 | 1:597,509 | 4,667 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 1:1,832,455 | 58,414 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 122 | 1:199,798 | 15,918 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,932 | 1:25,993 | 3,196 |
Kester (11,624) may also be a first name.
Kester Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(English) Either derived from Caistor, Lincolnshire (Old English ceaster, meaning 'town') or from a diminutive form of Christopher.
(Dutch/German) Probably from Middle High German kestner, meaning 'steward of a granary'.
- miwasatoshiKester Demographics
Average Male Kester Height
176.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kester (Marathi: टेर, Russian: Кестер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kester? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 40,314th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 560,322 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Kester reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 55,370th most commonly held given name world-wide, held by 11,624 people.
The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 8,919 people, or 1 in 40,639. In The United States Kester is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Missouri, where 6 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside. Excluding The United States Kester is found in 70 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.
Kester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kester surname rose 462 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 339 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kester Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Kester surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (86%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kester last name are 16.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.29% being registered with the party.
The amount Kester earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,844 per year; in South Africa they earn 26.11% more than the national average, earning R 299,688 per year; in United States they earn 3.51% less than the national average, earning $41,636 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.27% more than the national average, earning $52,796 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kester in the Marathi language | ||
| टेर | tera | - |
| Kester in the Russian language | ||
| Кестер | kester | - |
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Kester Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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