Köstler Surname

122,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,745 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Köstler Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Köstler Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3,2391:24,8553,304
Austria4771:17,8522,741
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Kostler (71) are calculated separately.

Köstler Last Name Facts

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

The surname Köstler is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kostler. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köstler? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 122,171st most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,945,940 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Köstler live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 99 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 3,239 people, or 1 in 24,855. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 65 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent are found and Hesse, where 7 percent are found. Beside Germany Köstler occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 13 percent are found and Czechia, where 0 percent are found.

Köstler Last Name Statistics demography

Köstler earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.39% less than the national average, earning R 139,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kostler9571/
Kösztler939/
Kestler863,761/
Kastler862,433/
Kästler8621/
Köstlerová8210/
Koestler80859/
Kesztler80205/
Kaestler8038/
Kasztler8034/
Kesstler807/
Kestlerr800/
Keestler800/
Kösztlerová781/
Kasteller75113/
Castler7190/
Costler716/
Keztler711/
Kessteller710/
Quastler6739/
Casteller63616/
Castiller63162/
Costiller630/
Costeller630/
Castlr621/
Castellier59234/
Castelleer591/
Costtiller590/

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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 Köstler
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