Kesting Surname
Approximately 2,683 people bear this surname
Kesting Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1,775 | 1:45,355 | 5,952 |
| United States | 471 | 1:769,552 | 59,828 |
| Netherlands | 251 | 1:67,280 | 11,478 |
| South Africa | 50 | 1:1,083,554 | 64,652 |
| Australia | 46 | 1:586,863 | 42,409 |
| Denmark | 36 | 1:156,798 | 13,614 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 63 | 1:797,122 | 49,780 |
Kesting (27) may also be a first name.
Kesting Demographics
Average Kesting Salary in
United States
$48,501 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kesting Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kesting Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kesting (Russian: Кестинг) is found most in Germany. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kesting.
How Common Is The Last Name Kesting? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 162,176th most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,716,193 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Kesting live; 76 percent live in Western Europe and 76 percent live in Germanic Europe. Kesting is also the 2,036,353rd most numerous first name world-wide, held by 27 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,775 people, or 1 in 45,355. In Germany Kesting is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 50 percent live, Hesse, where 20 percent live and Lower Saxony, where 7 percent live. Beside Germany it is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and The Netherlands, where 9 percent live.
Kesting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kesting has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 748 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kesting Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kesting last name are 8.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.46% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kesting earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.1% less than the national average, earning R 227,904 per year and in United States they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $48,501 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiesting | 93 | 2 | / |
| Kaesting | 93 | 1 | / |
| Koesting | 93 | 0 | / |
| Keasting | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kestng | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kisting | 86 | 1,648 | / |
| Kasting | 86 | 605 | / |
| Kästing | 86 | 72 | / |
| Kosting | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kösting | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chesting | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kissting | 80 | 0 | / |
| Casting | 71 | 208 | / |
| Costing | 71 | 36 | / |
| Kasteng | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kostink | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kisteng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kezteng | 71 | 1 | / |
| Castting | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kostenc | 57 | 12 | / |
| Casteng | 57 | 2 | / |
| Chistink | 53 | 1 | / |
Kesting Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kesting in the Russian language | ||
| Кестинг | kesting | - |
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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
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- 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 Kesting
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