Kestere Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Kestere Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 184 | 1:11,142 | 1,656 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
The alternate forms: Ķestere (2) are calculated separately.
Kestere (152) may also be a first name.
Kestere Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kestere Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kestere (Russian: Кестере) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ķestere. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kestere? popularity and diffusion
Kestere is the 1,206,588th most widespread last name globally, borne by around 1 in 37,372,030 people. The surname Kestere is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Kestere live; 99 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Baltic Europe. It is also the 746,252nd most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 152 people.
It is most common in Latvia, where it is borne by 184 people, or 1 in 11,142. In Latvia it is primarily found in: Latgale, where 46 percent reside, Riga Planning Region, where 30 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Latvia this surname occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 3 percent reside and Ireland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kestere Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kestere in the Russian language | ||
| Кестере | kestere | - |
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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 Kestere
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