Kisting Surname

242,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,648 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Namibia
Highest density in:
Namibia

Kisting Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kisting Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Namibia1,2641:1,906273
United States3041:1,192,29984,979
South Africa501:1,083,55464,652
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
England61:9,286,343223,652
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Kisting Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kisting is borne by more people in Namibia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kisting? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kisting is the 242,266th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 4,422,055 people. The surname Kisting occurs mostly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kisting live; 80 percent live in Southern Africa and 80 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most commonly occurring in Namibia, where it is carried by 1,264 people, or 1 in 1,906. In Namibia Kisting is mostly concentrated in: ǁKaras Region, where 45 percent reside, Khomas Region, where 34 percent reside and Erongo Region, where 10 percent reside. Beside Namibia this last name exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and South Africa, where 3 percent reside.

Kisting Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kisting has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 921 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kisting Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kisting are 22.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.33% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kisting earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning R 244,332 per year and in United States they earn 2.38% more than the national average, earning $44,178 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiesting932/
Kissting930/
Kesting862,683/
Kästing8672/
Kusting865/
Kisteng861/
Kuesting801/
Keasting800/
Kestng771/
Kusteng711/
Chesting674/
Chistink671/
Kezteng571/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kisting
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