Kestis Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Kestis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 16 | 1:692,487 | 77,522 |
| Turkey | 15 | 1:5,188,095 | 110,069 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Kestis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kestis Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kestis is found most frequently in Greece. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kestis? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kestis is the 3,485,539th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kestis live; 50 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 50 percent live in Helleno-Europe.
Kestis is most common in Greece, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 692,487. In Greece Kestis is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 94 percent live and Thessaly, where 6 percent live. Other than Greece Kestis exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 47 percent live and Brazil, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kesties | 92 | 45 | / |
| Kesstis | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kiestis | 92 | 0 | / |
| Keastise | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kostis | 83 | 1,878 | / |
| Kastis | 83 | 539 | / |
| Kistis | 83 | 53 | / |
| Kestes | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kasties | 77 | 58 | / |
| Kostish | 77 | 29 | / |
| Gkastis | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kestich | 77 | 2 | / |
| Koestes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Keistes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kistios | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gkistis | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kostisz | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kesteds | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kesteus | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keastes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kaestes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chesteis | 71 | 5 | / |
| Questies | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kosztisz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Costis | 67 | 361 | / |
| Keschtges | 67 | 23 | / |
| Kostiz | 67 | 21 | / |
| Castis | 67 | 20 | / |
| Kostjs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quiesties | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keystheus | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Kestis
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