Kestner Surname

119,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Montenegro

Kestner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8811:125,81013,360
Germany5991:134,40016,369
Canada611:604,02649,778
Romania461:436,47534,584
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Czechia281:379,76744,481
England271:2,063,63279,942
Montenegro251:25,5832,408
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Serbia41:1,786,23730,138
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

Kestner (25) may also be a first name.

Kestner Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kestner (Russian: Кестнер) occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kestner.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestner? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kestner is the 119,733rd most frequently used family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,899,777 people. Kestner occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Kestner live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 25 people.

Kestner is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 2,881 people, or 1 in 125,810. In The United States Kestner is primarily concentrated in: Virginia, where 19 percent live, Michigan, where 5 percent live and Kentucky, where 5 percent live. Apart from The United States Kestner occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Kestner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kestner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kestner last name expanded 703 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kestner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kestner surname are 13.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.86% registered with the party.

The amount Kestner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.57% less than the national average, earning $41,177 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.04% more than the national average, earning $63,615 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kestner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kestner in the Russian language
Кестнерkestner-

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Kestner Reference & Research

Kastner FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Kastner FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Kestner
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