Kesting Surname

162,176th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,683 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kesting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7751:45,3555,952
United States4711:769,55259,828
Netherlands2511:67,28011,478
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Australia461:586,86342,409
Denmark361:156,79813,614
England141:3,979,861125,553
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States631:797,12249,780

Kesting (27) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiesting932/
Kaesting931/
Koesting930/
Keasting930/
Kestng921/
Kisting861,648/
Kasting86605/
Kästing8672/
Kosting863/
Kösting862/
Chesting804/
Kissting800/
Casting71208/
Costing7136/
Kasteng714/
Kostink712/
Kisteng711/
Kezteng711/
Castting670/
Kostenc5712/
Casteng572/
Chistink531/

Kesting Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesting in the Russian language
Кестингkesting-

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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
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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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