Kestler Surname

121,707th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,761 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Kestler Surname Definition:

(German) One who made kettles; one who came from Kessel (castle), the name of many places in Germany.

Kestler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7961:201,81519,833
Germany1,2641:63,6918,183
Argentina1661:257,49020,780
Guatemala1631:98,6672,916
France1091:609,38380,423
Czechia741:143,69622,443
Austria381:224,09027,245
Mexico261:4,774,08528,474
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Norway71:734,61250,907
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:110,85811,030

Kestler (21) may also be a first name.

Kestler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made kettles; one who came from Kessel (castle), the name of many places in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kestler Last Name Facts

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

Kestler (Russian: Кестлер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestler? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kestler is the 121,707th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,937,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kestler live; 47 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The last name Kestler is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,796 people, or 1 in 201,815. In The United States Kestler is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Kestler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kestler has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 396 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kestler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kestler last name are 15.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kestler earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.2% more than the national average, earning 367,533 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.63% more than the national average, earning $46,871 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.29% more than the national average, earning $57,775 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kestler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kestler in the Russian language
Кестлерkestler-

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