Kestine Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Kestine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Kestine (149) may also be a first name.

Kestine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kestine occurs in Kenya more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestine? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kestine is the 4,649,889th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Kestine live; 50 percent live in East Africa and 50 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 754,880th most widely held given name throughout the world, held by 149 people.

This surname is most widely held in Kenya, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is primarily found in: Meru County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Kenya it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 39 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Kestine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kestine surname is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keistine931/
Kestiner931/
Kestane861,977/
Kostine8681/
Kestein8626/
Kestene8616/
Kastine8613/
Cestine865/
Kestiny861/
Koestini80156/
Chestine80100/
Kestener8063/
Kastaine8021/
Kestenes808/
Kiestein802/
Kistiner802/
Keshtane801/
Questine801/
Kesteing801/
Kesteney801/
Keisthin801/
Ketstein800/
Koestiny800/
Kestiyani7583/
Koistiney751/
Castine711,251/
Kastini71995/
Costine71591/
Kostini71190/
Kostiny7159/
Kistini7151/
Kitsteiner7136/
Questaigne7119/
Kistain7116/
Kistein715/
Cistine713/
Kesteni711/
Kistane711/
Kistiny710/
Cestain710/
Kittsteiner67505/
Costinea67443/
Chistine6745/
Kastinih6721/
Costaine675/
Chestain674/
Castaine673/
Kistener672/
Kostinoy672/
Hcastine671/
Questini671/
Kistainy671/
Kästener671/
Kisstein670/

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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 Kestine
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