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 is found most in Kenya. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestine? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,649,889th most frequently used surname internationally, held by around 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. Kestine is also the 754,880th most frequently held forename globally, held by 149 people.

The surname is most numerous in Kenya, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Meru County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya Kestine exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 39 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Kestine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally 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
  • 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