Kirsten Surname

39,323rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Kirsten Surname Definition:

Christian - Old Dutch version.

Kirsten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany6,5491:12,2931,588
South Africa3,7151:14,5841,839
Brazil1,1561:185,1857,161
United States9741:372,13432,984
Australia1311:206,07420,044
England951:586,50635,379
Thailand941:751,472122,930
Denmark851:66,4086,662
Canada821:449,33638,948
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Netherlands561:301,55735,980
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Chile481:367,01010,126
France371:1,795,209158,669
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Poland181:2,111,597101,748
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Norway111:467,48139,375
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
India71:109,580,769786,157
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

Kirsten (238,178) may also be a first name.

Kirsten Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Christian - Old Dutch version.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(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

Kirsten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kirsten (Arabic: كيرستن, Russian: Кирстен) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirsten? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kirsten is the 39,323rd most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 545,843 people. Kirsten is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kirsten reside; 50 percent reside in Western Europe and 50 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 4,402nd most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 238,178 people.

The last name is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 6,549 people, or 1 in 12,293. In Germany it is most common in: Saxony, where 34 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 9 percent live. Apart from Germany Kirsten exists in 62 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and Brazil, where 9 percent live.

Kirsten Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kirsten has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 946 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 4,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kirsten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kirsten surname are 8.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.98% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kirsten earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning 303,193 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 112.48% more than the national average, earning R 504,936 per year; in United States they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $49,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $54,226 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kirsten Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirsten in the Russian language
Кирстенkirsten-
Kirsten in the Arabic language
كيرستنkyrstn-

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