Kestom Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kestom Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestom Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
England11:55,718,059489,080

Kestom (10) may also be a first name.

Kestom Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kestom is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kestom.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestom? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kestom is the 7,593,402nd most frequent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname Kestom is predominantly found in Oceania, where 83 percent of Kestom are found; 83 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 83 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename globally, held by 10 people.

Kestom is most frequently used in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Kestom is most numerous in: Morobe, where 100 percent are found. Beside Papua New Guinea this last name exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kastom83951/
Kestam8337/
Kistom835/
Kostom832/
Åkestam777/
Koshtom774/
Kastoum771/
Kestham770/
Chestom770/
Kågestam7110/
Kechtoum714/
Kostomhh713/
Kistam67487/
Kastam67356/
Castom6751/
Costom6728/
Kostam6715/
Kistum671/
Khestamova631/
Kishtam62545/
Koshtam6222/
Kashtam6221/
Qoshtom6221/
Kistaam629/
Kistham628/
Khastam627/
Kostham623/
Kistamm623/
Chestum622/
Kosttam621/
Kechtam621/
Kisttam621/
Kaistum621/
Qistome620/
Chestam620/
Kishtham5717/
Kishtamm574/
Chestham573/
Chesteum571/
Kishttam571/
Khosttam571/
Cheastham532/
Kistamova531/
Castam50108/
Costam505/

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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 Kestom
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