Kesti Surname

139,035th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Finland
Highest density in:
Finland

Kesti Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Finland1,1061:4,970804
India1,0241:749,08734,160
Turkey5881:132,34910,807
United States2531:1,432,64498,450
Indonesia991:1,335,85092,420
Sweden961:102,5707,427
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Kesti (1,071) may also be a first name.

Kesti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kesti (Arabic: كيستي, Hindi: केसती, Russian: Кести) is borne by more people in Finland than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesti? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 139,035th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 2,265,324 people. Kesti occurs predominantly in Asia, where 52 percent of Kesti are found; 38 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in Scandinavia. Kesti is also the 244,349th most commonly occurring first name internationally It is held by 1,071 people.

The last name Kesti is most commonly held in Finland, where it is carried by 1,106 people, or 1 in 4,970. In Finland Kesti is most prevalent in: Northern Ostrobothnia, where 37 percent are found, Uusimaa, where 17 percent are found and Pirkanmaa, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Finland this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in India, where 32 percent are found and Turkey, where 18 percent are found.

Kesti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kesti are 7.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.26% being registered with the political party.

Kesti earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.58% more than the national average, earning $45,556 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keshti91223/
Keisti9168/
Kaesti9154/
Keszti9136/
Kestie9123/
Kestai912/
Kesthi912/
Kessti911/
Kestid910/
Kheshti83997/
Kestich832/
Keshtti831/
Keshtei831/
Kesstis831/
Keystie831/
Kosti801,974/
Kasti801,662/
Kisti80612/
Cesti80563/
Keste80446/
Kesta80230/
Kesty80173/
Qesti801/
Keysetti771/
Koshti739,599/
Keshta733,322/
Kosthi731,192/
Kashti73981/
Khisti73911/
Chesti73282/
Keszte73198/
Koszti73180/
Khosti73163/
Koisti73156/
Kostei73138/
Keshty73122/
Kuisti7384/
Kishti7380/
Kaisti7352/
Questi7351/
Kasthi7350/
Kystei7349/
Kaesty7340/
Cestti7340/
Kestay7334/
Kistih7326/
Kestep7323/
Khesta7323/
Kkosti7322/
Kestha7321/
Kostie7314/
Kastai7313/
Kestyo737/
Kostti736/
Kohsti736/
Kaeste736/
Kaasti735/
Kisthi735/
Khasti735/
Kostai734/
Kestey734/
Kostij733/
Kistio732/
Keiste732/
Kostiæ732/
Qeshti732/
Gkasti732/
Keshte732/
Kyosti732/
Kestes731/
Kextai731/
Kkasti731/
Kistei731/
Kostoi731/
Kechti731/
Koysti731/
Ceshti731/
Kestty731/
Keztit731/
Kassti731/
Kedste731/
Kystui731/
Keaste730/
Keeste730/
Kastie730/
Keista730/
Kestea730/
Kestee730/
Keashetti711/
Cheshti67330/
Khoshti67246/
Koshthi67238/
Kistaiy67181/
Kosztyi67167/
Khashti6748/
Keshter6726/
Kashthi6717/
Khastei6713/
Kuistio6712/
Kejster6712/
Keshteh6712/
Kahasti6711/
Koshtai679/
Khostai676/
Ceastii675/
Koshtti675/
Keested675/
Khishti674/
Kistaih673/
Kaasthi673/
Kyostio673/
Kashtai672/
Kashtiy672/
Keszter672/
Koistio672/
Kaysthi671/
Keistes671/
Keasted671/
Keastep671/
Keshtty671/
Kestech671/
Kezster671/
Kishtai671/
Kishtip671/
Kishtti671/
Kistaia671/
Kistich671/
Kosshti671/
Keshtha671/
Keysteu671/
Khastti671/
Kahshti671/
Gkistis671/
Cheesti671/
Questio671/
Chestti671/
Khaisti671/
Kesther671/
Keshtej671/
Kheesta671/
Keisted670/
Koestee670/
Kesstee670/
Kesteds670/
Keistee670/
Koestte670/
Keistez670/
Keastes670/

Kesti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesti in the Hindi language
केसतीkesati40
केस्तीkesti40
केसटीkesati10
केशतीkesati10
Kesti in the Russian language
Кестиkesti-
Kesti in the Arabic language
كيستيkysty-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Kesti
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis