Kirsty Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kirsty Surname Definition:

A Scot. diminutive of Christopher, q.v.

‘God be with thee, Kirsty, my brother.’— Johnnie Armstrong, 113.

Kirsty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand981:46,2077,572
England511:1,092,51152,584
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Kirsty (93,034) may also be a first name.

Kirsty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Scot. diminutive of Christopher, q.v.

‘God be with thee, Kirsty, my brother.’— Johnnie Armstrong, 113.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kirsty Last Name Facts

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

Kirsty (Arabic: كيرستي) is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirsty? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kirsty is the 1,210,518th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. The last name is predominantly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Kirsty live; 58 percent live in Australasia and 58 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. Kirsty is also the 10,873rd most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 93,034 people.

The last name Kirsty is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is carried by 98 people, or 1 in 46,207. In New Zealand Kirsty is most numerous in: Auckland Region, where 16 percent are found, Wellington Region, where 14 percent are found and Otago Region, where 11 percent are found. Other than New Zealand Kirsty is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Kirsty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kirsty last name is chiefly Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

Kirsty earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.17% more than the national average, earning $43,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiersty922/
Kirstys921/
Khirsty921/
Kirstaiy861/
Kirste832,143/
Kirsta83354/
Kirsti8313/
Kersty834/
Cirsty830/
Kirstie7739/
Kirshta7718/
Kierste779/
Kiersta772/
Kiersti772/
Kirsteu771/
Kirsteh771/
Kirstoi771/
Khirsti771/
Khirste771/
Kerstey771/
Khirsta771/
Keirsted7125/
Kirschte7125/
Kierszta7112/
Kirstead713/
Kerstych712/
Kierszte712/
Keirstea711/
Kirstich711/
Keirstid710/
Kairsted710/
Kyrsta67255/
Kerste67251/
Kersta6733/
Kersti675/
Cirsti673/
Cirste671/
Keirsteah671/
Kyrsti671/
Kirschter671/
Kairstead671/

Kirsty Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kirsty in the Arabic language
كيرستيkyrsty-

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