Kierstead Surname

227,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,782 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kierstead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kierstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1341:319,62929,156
Canada6331:58,2086,868
England51:11,143,612252,590
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Kierstead Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kierstead occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kierstead? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 227,600th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 4,089,532 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kierstead are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,134 people, or 1 in 319,629. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maine, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 11 percent live and New Hampshire, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Kierstead exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 36 percent live and England, where 0 percent live.

Kierstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kierstead has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,597 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kierstead Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kierstead last name are 2.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 55.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Kierstead earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% less than the national average, earning $47,107 CAD per year.

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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 Kierstead
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