Kestutis Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Kestutis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kestutis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania81:379,32417,382
England71:7,959,723202,100
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Kęstutis (169) are calculated separately.

Kestutis (2,213) may also be a first name.

Kestutis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kestutis (Russian: Кестутис) is borne by more people in Lithuania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Kęstutis. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kestutis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kestutis are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in Baltic Europe. It is also the 158,973rd most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 2,213 people.

The last name Kestutis is most frequently held in Lithuania, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 379,324. In Lithuania Kestutis is mostly concentrated in: Marijampolė County, where 50 percent live, Kaunas County, where 25 percent live and Panevėžys County, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Lithuania this surname exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent live and Norway, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kęstutis96169/
Ceistutis824/
Kostudis7527/
Kastytis755/
Kostatis751/
Kesdudis751/
Kustudis751/
Kestidis751/
Castutis751/
Kostoudis71346/
Kistaitis7118/
Kastoudis716/
Keistetsi711/
Kostyts67127/
Kostets6730/
Kostits6728/
Koustoudis674/
Kesoudidis671/
Gustuts671/
Kassatatis670/
Kesteds670/

Kestutis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kestutis in the Russian language
Кестутисkestutis-

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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
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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 Kestutis
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