Kiester Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kiester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kiester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8381:432,52937,287
France501:1,328,454133,611
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

Kiester (11) may also be a first name.

Kiester Last Name Facts

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

Kiester is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kiester click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiester? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 391,429th most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. Kiester occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Kiester live; 89 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 11 people.

Kiester is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 432,529. In The United States it is mostly found in: Michigan, where 13 percent live, California, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Kiester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kiester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kiester surname rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kiester last name are 22.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69% being registered with the party.

Kiester earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.36% more than the national average, earning $47,621 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieister931/
Kiestier931/
Kester9213,006/
Kister924,733/
Koester8613,920/
Keister8610,263/
Kuester863,467/
Keyster86624/
Keaster86342/
Kiister86232/
Kestere86195/
Keester86184/
Kishter8683/
Kaister8670/
Kuister8643/
Keshter8626/
Kestier8618/
Kaester8613/
Keuster8612/
Kejster8612/
Kiszter8610/
Kioster865/
Kisther864/
Kistter863/
Kisster863/
Khester862/
Kistere862/
Keszter862/
Khister861/
Kestter861/
Kezster861/
Kgester861/
Koister861/
Ckister861/
Kesther861/
Kesster860/
Kesteir860/
Kesterd860/
Kisteer860/
Kuehster8047/
Keistere8036/
Kaiszter8013/
Keshtehr8012/
Kiechter804/
Kaesther802/
Koestter801/
Kuestier801/
Keijster801/
Kouester801/
Kuestter801/
Keistter800/
Kuyister800/
Keusster800/
Koesteer800/
Keisterd800/
Keeister800/
Koesster800/
Kuster7718,610/
Küster7714,107/
Cester772,601/
Cister77640/
Kyster77590/
Kestir77184/
Käster7727/
Kestre773/
Kixter772/
Kűster772/
Kezter771/
Kíster771/
Kistir771/
Kizter771/
Kistre770/
Kisterová7514/
Kisterova756/
Kesterová753/
Kesterova751/
Chihester750/
Chester7135,398/
Kayster71893/
Quester71767/
Coester71694/
Kechter71502/
Caister71373/
Chister7150/
Ceuster7148/
Kushter7147/
Kusther7131/
Cijster7130/
Küszter7125/
Quister7123/
Kuszter7122/
Kichter717/
Khuster716/
Kyoster715/
Kusster714/
Ceyster714/
Kauster712/
Qaister712/
Khistre712/
Ķestere712/
Kusæter712/
Kustter712/
Khestre711/
Koyster711/
Kajster711/
Caester711/
Ciszter711/
Kystere711/
Kuyster711/
Khyster711/
Cistter710/
Koistir710/
Koestir710/
Keizter710/
Questier67317/
Khushter6723/
Chisdter678/
Kusæther676/
Quaester676/
Chesster675/
Queister674/
Ketchter671/
Khauster671/
Keichter671/
Cheester671/
Cheyster671/
Chesther670/
Cheister670/
Ceastter670/
Questerd670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kiester
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