Kestler Surname
Approximately 3,761 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,796 | 1:201,815 | 19,833 |
| Germany | 1,264 | 1:63,691 | 8,183 |
| Argentina | 166 | 1:257,490 | 20,780 |
| Guatemala | 163 | 1:98,667 | 2,916 |
| France | 109 | 1:609,383 | 80,423 |
| Czechia | 74 | 1:143,696 | 22,443 |
| Austria | 38 | 1:224,090 | 27,245 |
| Mexico | 26 | 1:4,774,085 | 28,474 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Denmark | 22 | 1:256,578 | 19,736 |
| Switzerland | 19 | 1:432,259 | 31,718 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 453 | 1:110,858 | 11,030 |
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.
Kestler Demographics
Kestler Political Affiliation
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Kestler Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kestler Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kestler (Russian: Кестлер) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kestler? popularity and diffusion
It is the 121,707th most commonly used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,937,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Kestler live; 47 percent live in North America and 46 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kestler is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.
The last name Kestler is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,796 people, or 1 in 201,815. In The United States Kestler is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent live, Illinois, where 9 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent live and Argentina, where 4 percent live.
Kestler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kestler has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kestler surname increased 396 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kestler Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kestler are 15.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.14% registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koestler | 93 | 859 | / |
| Kiestler | 93 | 210 | / |
| Keistler | 93 | 205 | / |
| Kesztler | 93 | 205 | / |
| Kaestler | 93 | 38 | / |
| Kesstler | 93 | 7 | / |
| Keastler | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kestlerr | 93 | 0 | / |
| Keestler | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kistler | 86 | 12,269 | / |
| Köstler | 86 | 3,745 | / |
| Kastler | 86 | 2,433 | / |
| Kostler | 86 | 71 | / |
| Kästler | 86 | 21 | / |
| Keztler | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cestler | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kystler | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kestlerová | 82 | 99 | / |
| Kestlerova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kessteller | 82 | 0 | / |
| Chestler | 80 | 91 | / |
| Kasztler | 80 | 34 | / |
| Kösztler | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kisstler | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kyostler | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kisttler | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kasteller | 75 | 113 | / |
| Koistlaer | 75 | 2 | / |
| Castler | 71 | 90 | / |
| Köstlerová | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kistlerová | 71 | 7 | / |
| Costler | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kistlerova | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cistler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaisteller | 71 | 0 | / |
| Quastler | 67 | 39 | / |
| Quistler | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kaistelr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chistler | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kösztlerová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Casteller | 63 | 616 | / |
| Castiller | 63 | 162 | / |
| Costiller | 63 | 0 | / |
| Costeller | 63 | 0 | / |
| Castlr | 62 | 1 | / |
| Castellier | 59 | 234 | / |
| Castelleer | 59 | 1 | / |
| Costtiller | 59 | 0 | / |
Kestler Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kestler in the Russian language | ||
| Кестлер | kestler | - |
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