Kirstein Surname
Approximately 9,658 people bear this surname
Kirstein Surname Definition:
(from the name of a male ancestor) As a Gentile name, it is derived from an ancestor whose name was Christian. As a Jewish name it is a veiled form for the name Gershon or Gershom. The disguise of the name was further developed in the form Kirsche, and a variety of combinations were created: Kirchstein, Kirchen, Kirschheim, Kirschdorf, Kirschenberg, Kirschenzweig, Kirschenblatt, and Kirschenbaum.
Read More About This SurnameKirstein Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 5,909 | 1:13,624 | 1,776 |
| United States | 1,325 | 1:273,554 | 25,627 |
| South Africa | 1,075 | 1:50,398 | 6,393 |
| Poland | 359 | 1:105,874 | 16,059 |
| Canada | 202 | 1:182,404 | 18,127 |
| Israel | 188 | 1:45,519 | 6,107 |
| Denmark | 154 | 1:36,654 | 3,820 |
| Brazil | 65 | 1:3,293,451 | 94,173 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| France | 45 | 1:1,476,060 | 142,161 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| New Zealand | 21 | 1:215,634 | 21,249 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Austria | 11 | 1:774,130 | 64,097 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 46 | 1:1,091,711 | 63,103 |
The alternate forms: Kirštein (12) are calculated separately.
Kirstein (141) may also be a first name.
Kirstein Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(from the name of a male ancestor) As a Gentile name, it is derived from an ancestor whose name was Christian. As a Jewish name it is a veiled form for the name Gershon or Gershom. The disguise of the name was further developed in the form Kirsche, and a variety of combinations were created: Kirchstein, Kirchen, Kirschheim, Kirschdorf, Kirschenberg, Kirschenzweig, Kirschenblatt, and Kirschenbaum.
Kirstein Demographics
Average Kirstein Salary in
United States
$50,073 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kirstein Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kirstein Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kirstein occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Kirštein. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kirstein? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kirstein is the 52,955th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 754,561 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Kirstein are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 778,371st most commonly used first name globally, borne by 141 people.
The last name Kirstein is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 5,909 people, or 1 in 13,624. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 32 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 13 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.
Kirstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kirstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kirstein surname increased 2,880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 586 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kirstein Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kirstein surname are 32.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 85.82% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kirstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 122.84% more than the national average, earning 771,198 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 55.07% more than the national average, earning R 368,496 per year; in United States they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $50,073 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.69% more than the national average, earning $52,512 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirštein | 96 | 12 | / |
| Kierstein | 94 | 627 | / |
| Kirshtein | 94 | 89 | / |
| Kirsztein | 94 | 26 | / |
| Kirrstein | 94 | 6 | / |
| Keirstein | 94 | 3 | / |
| Kirsteein | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kirsstein | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kirschtein | 89 | 23 | / |
| Kiersztein | 89 | 9 | / |
| Kerstein | 88 | 1,262 | / |
| Kirstine | 88 | 258 | / |
| Kürstein | 88 | 195 | / |
| Kirstgen | 88 | 76 | / |
| Kirstien | 88 | 41 | / |
| Kyrstein | 88 | 30 | / |
| Kurstein | 88 | 16 | / |
| Kirstain | 88 | 9 | / |
| Kirstejn | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kirsteyn | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kirstean | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kirsteen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kirsteim | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kirsthen | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kirsteinová | 84 | 4 | / |
| Kirsteinova | 84 | 1 | / |
| Kirshteyn | 82 | 101 | / |
| Kyrshtein | 82 | 20 | / |
| Åkerstein | 82 | 10 | / |
| Kirsztejn | 82 | 7 | / |
| Kjærstein | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kershtein | 82 | 6 | / |
| Kirsztain | 82 | 3 | / |
| Kierstejn | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kiršteine | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kirsthine | 82 | 2 | / |
| Kersteing | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kersztein | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kierstien | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kirstan | 80 | 213 | / |
| Kiersztejn | 78 | 30 | / |
| Kerstettin | 78 | 0 | / |
| Cirstean | 75 | 557 | / |
| Kierstan | 75 | 259 | / |
| Kerstine | 75 | 65 | / |
| Kersteen | 75 | 59 | / |
| Kerstien | 75 | 31 | / |
| Kirstajn | 75 | 15 | / |
| Curstein | 75 | 11 | / |
| Kurštein | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kirstane | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kerstene | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kerstain | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kersteim | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kursthen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirsztan | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kiersztan | 71 | 205 | / |
| Kershteyn | 71 | 77 | / |
| Kirsztajn | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kirshtayn | 71 | 7 | / |
| Kierzstan | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chirstain | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kursztejn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kyrshtain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerstoing | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kerstan | 67 | 1,769 | / |
| Kurstan | 67 | 21 | / |
| Kiersztajn | 67 | 19 | / |
| Kerschtien | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kyrstan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cirstan | 67 | 0 | / |
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