Kestern Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kestern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi1571:109,03912,664
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Kestern (114) may also be a first name.

Kestern Last Name Facts

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

Kestern is found most frequently in Malawi. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestern? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,286,243rd most frequently held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kestern are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Kestern is also the 877,214th most widely held forename on earth It is held by 114 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Malawi, where it is borne by 157 people, or 1 in 109,039. Not including Malawi this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 1 percent live.

Kestern Last Name Statistics demography

Kestern earn a lot more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 36.12% more than the national average, earning R 323,484 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesteren93208/
Kesterng931/
Koestern930/
Kesterink887/
Kastern86233/
Kostern8638/
Keijsteren8220/
Kesterienė821/
Kasterin806,435/
Kosterin803,784/
Kosteryn80179/
Kasteren80112/
Kestiren8058/
Kasteryn8032/
Kosteren801/
Chestern800/
Köstering75104/
Kistering751/
Kisterina751/
Castern7120/
Costern711/
Kostyrin67606/
Kastyrin67267/
Kostyryn67150/
Casteren6771/
Costeren6740/
Kastorin6733/
Kastyryn6729/
Casterin6711/
Kostarin673/
Kostoryn673/
Kostirin672/
Kostorin672/
Kastirin671/
Castorin532/
Castoren531/

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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 Kestern
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