Kestor Surname

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

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Spain

Kestor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Kestor (26) may also be a first name.

Kestor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kestor (Russian: Кестор) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestor? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Kestor reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kestor is also the 2,084,397th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 26 people.

The last name Kestor is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Kestor is most common in: Arizona, where 33 percent are found, Florida, where 33 percent are found and Missouri, where 33 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent are found and Russia, where 17 percent are found.

Kestor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kestor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kestor surname fell 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kestoor9281/
Kaestor920/
Keystor920/
Keshtour868/
Cestor831,327/
Kastor83812/
Kostor8383/
Kestur8373/
Kestar8312/
Kistor831/
Keshtgour801/
Keshtar771,565/
Kastoor77358/
Kosztor77117/
Chestor7741/
Kistoor7735/
Kistorp7726/
Questor7712/
Kesthur779/
Khastor775/
Kaystor773/
Kistoer773/
Kiestar772/
Ceistor770/
Keshtgar7169/
Questore7127/
Quaestor712/
Kechtour711/
Kisttore711/
Kashtoor711/
Kheshtar711/
Keestard710/
Castor6744,317/
Cestar67374/
Kastar67366/
Kostar67135/
Kostár6748/
Kostór6725/
Cestur6716/
Costor6713/
Kistar678/
Kistur673/
Kheshtgar671/
Kesthardt670/

Kestor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kestor in the Russian language
Кесторkestor-

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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 Kestor
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