Kestova Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kestova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
The alternate forms: Kestová (17) are calculated separately.
Kestova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kestova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kestova (Russian: Кестова) is most common in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant: Kestová. Click here for other possible spellings of Kestova.
How Common Is The Last Name Kestova? popularity and diffusion
The surname Kestova is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kestova reside; 80 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 80 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
Kestova is most commonly held in Russia, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia it is most frequent in: Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent are found, Moscow, where 25 percent are found and Novosibirsk Oblast, where 25 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Belarus, where 20 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kestova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kestova in the Russian language | ||
| Кестова | kestova | - |
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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 Kestova
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