Kestia Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Kestia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Kestia (111) may also be a first name.

Kestia Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kestia is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestia? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most common family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 82 percent of Kestia reside; 82 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 82 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 890,531st most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 111 people.

The surname Kestia is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 16,531,149. In Indonesia Kestia is most common in: East Java, where 75 percent reside and Riau, where 25 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 35 percent reside and Brazil, where 12 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostia83491/
Kastia83177/
Cestia83142/
Kistia8310/
Koestijah8027/
Kostiha77410/
Kastiah77310/
Kistiah77292/
Gkostia7724/
Kyostia7714/
Khistia775/
Kostiah774/
Kastija774/
Khastia772/
Kashtia771/
Kosthia771/
Kistijah7148/
Kistaiya7130/
Khastiah7115/
Kishtiah718/
Khoshtia711/
Kisthiah711/
Castia67413/
Costia67277/
Kostio6722/
Kostja6716/
Kastio679/
Kestyo677/
Qistia677/
Kishtaiya675/
Koštia672/
Kistio672/
Cistia672/

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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 Kestia
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