Krestan Surname

849,693rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Krestan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Krestan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria1481:57,5378,996
United States991:3,661,201203,401
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

The alternate forms: Křestan (55), Kreštan (7), Kresťan (7) & Křesťan (304) are calculated separately.

Krestan (36) may also be a first name.

Krestan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Krestan (Russian: Крестан) is found in Austria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Křestan, Kreštan, Kresťan or Křesťan. Click here to see other potential spellings of Krestan.

How Common Is The Last Name Krestan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 849,693rd most commonly used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 22,632,130 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Krestan reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Krestan is also the 1,717,090th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 36 people.

Krestan is most prevalent in Austria, where it is borne by 148 people, or 1 in 57,537. In Austria Krestan is primarily concentrated in: Upper Austria, where 45 percent reside, Vienna, where 27 percent reside and Lower Austria, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Austria it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Germany, where 11 percent reside.

Krestan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Krestan surname are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.26% being registered to vote for the political party.

Krestan earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.43% less than the national average, earning $42,533 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Krestan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Krestan in the Russian language
Крестанkrestan-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Krestan
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