Kestering Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Kestering Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil4751:450,68317,097
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Kestering Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kestering occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestering? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 586,691st most commonly held family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Kestering are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 450,683. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Santa Catarina, where 68 percent are found, Paraná, where 16 percent are found and Rio Grande do Sul, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Brazil Kestering occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 10 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Kestering Last Name Statistics demography

Kestering earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koestering9575/
Kaestering950/
Kesterng941/
Köstering89104/
Kostering8921/
Kesterink897/
Kistering891/
Kosteringk841/
Kosterink78158/
Costering780/

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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
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  • 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 Kestering
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