Kesturi Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Kesturi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kesturi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340

Kesturi (88) may also be a first name.

Kesturi Last Name Facts

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

Kesturi (Hindi: केस्तूरी, Oriya: େକୁରୀ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesturi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most widespread last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kesturi are found; 94 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 94 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, held by 88 people.

It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 2,813,813. In Indonesia it is mostly concentrated in: North Sumatra, where 70 percent reside, Bengkulu, where 21 percent reside and East Nusa Tenggara, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia Kesturi exists in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 6 percent reside and Malaysia, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kasturi8620,206/
Kosturi86401/
Kestury8638/
Kisturi8611/
Kysturi863/
Kestura861/
Kasthuri804,083/
Khasturi8033/
Kistauri8024/
Kasturih805/
Kashturi804/
Kostouri802/
Kassturi801/
Kasturui801/
Kasturei801/
Kastturi801/
Kosturie801/
Kasturie801/
Chesturi801/
Kisthuri801/
Kassthuri753/
Kiesztura751/
Kasthurie751/
Kasthhuri751/
Kasture7112,974/
Kastiri71328/
Kastury71110/
Casturi7173/
Kostiri7139/
Kestory7131/
Kestora714/
Costuri713/
Kosture712/
Kisture711/
Kajstura67750/
Qistauri67657/
Costurie6794/
Kastirih6715/
Kasturey6713/
Kasturay6712/
Kystaury6712/
Kasthury6710/
Kastirie678/
Questori674/
Kasturee674/
Kastuury673/
Kastture672/
Kashture672/
Casturie672/
Kasthiri671/
Kasthure671/
Kastaure671/
Kosttury670/

Kesturi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kesturi in the Oriya language
େକୁରୀekuri-
Kesturi in the Hindi language
केस्तूरीkesturi75
केस्तुरीkesturi25

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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
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  • 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 Kesturi
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