Kistler Surname

42,461st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Kistler Surname Definition:

(German) One who made boxes.

Kistler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,3331:49,4285,990
Switzerland2,3461:3,501471
Germany1,9011:42,3495,567
France4611:144,08422,250
Israel411:208,72320,048
Australia341:793,99150,673
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
England141:3,979,861125,553
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Monaco31:12,3552,088
China31:455,773,85521,925
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5241:32,9523,962

Kistler (35) may also be a first name.

Kistler Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who made boxes.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kistler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kistler (Russian: Кистлер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kistler? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 42,461st most widespread surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 593,980 people. Kistler is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kistler reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

Kistler is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 7,333 people, or 1 in 49,428. In The United States Kistler is primarily concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 7 percent live and Indiana, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 19 percent live and Germany, where 15 percent live.

Kistler Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kistler has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kistler last name grew 481 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kistler Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kistler surname are 20.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kistler earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.6% more than the national average, earning $44,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.9% more than the national average, earning $52,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kistler Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kistler in the Russian language
Кистлерkistler-

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