Kesteris Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Kesteris Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesteris Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia391:52,5657,946
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401

The alternate forms: Ķesteris (2) are calculated separately.

Kesteris Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kesteris is carried by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ķesteris. For other possible spellings of Kesteris click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesteris? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,237,939th most common family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Kesteris live; 61 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 39 people, or 1 in 52,565. In Latvia it is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 72 percent reside, Kurzeme Planning Region, where 26 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 3 percent reside. Besides Latvia Kesteris exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Kesteris Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kesteris surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Kesteris earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year.

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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 Kesteris
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