Kirstein Surname

52,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

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.

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Kirstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,9091:13,6241,776
United States1,3251:273,55425,627
South Africa1,0751:50,3986,393
Poland3591:105,87416,059
Canada2021:182,40418,127
Israel1881:45,5196,107
Denmark1541:36,6543,820
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Argentina591:724,46549,289
France451:1,476,060142,161
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia391:692,19746,687
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Switzerland251:328,51725,592
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Wales191:162,87011,152
Ireland191:247,8399,475
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Austria111:774,13064,097
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

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.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

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.

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