Last Name KESTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • KESTER is ranked as the 4960th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 7,889.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 2.47 people named KESTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 93% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named KESTER is 7,741, the rank is 4,935 and the proportion per 100k Americans named KESTER is 2.43.

Last Names KESTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 7,889 +/-4.0%
  • National Rank 4,960
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,741
  • National Rank 4,935
  • Proportion/100k 2.43

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name KESTER is 95.1% White, 1.2% Hispanic origin, 1.2% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% Two or More Races, and 0.9% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name KESTER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name KESTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name KESTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 95.1% 63.9% 31.2%
Hispanic origin 1.2% 16.3% -15.1%
Black 1.2% 12.3% -11.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named KESTER is California where 702 people have this name.
  • Idaho is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named KESTER, as 8.6 in every 100,000 Idahoans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Pennsylvania.
  • Idaho is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alabama (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 23 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names KESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 229 1.78 96.5% Indiana 247 3.75 96.2% Iowa 244 7.85 97.5% Kansas 204 7.02 96.1% Michigan 217 2.19 96.9% Minnesota 124 2.28 94.5% Missouri 20 0.67 68.3% Nebraska 158 8.38 96.1% North Dakota 24 3.26 67.1% Ohio 373 3.22 97.5% South Dakota 35 4.15 77.0% Wisconsin 202 3.51 96.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name KESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 229 1.78 96.5%
Indiana 247 3.75 96.2%
Iowa 244 7.85 97.5%
Kansas 204 7.02 96.1%
Michigan 217 2.19 96.9%
Minnesota 124 2.28 94.5%
Missouri 20 0.67 68.3%
Nebraska 158 8.38 96.1%
North Dakota 24 3.26 67.1%
Ohio 373 3.22 97.5%
South Dakota 35 4.15 77.0%
Wisconsin 202 3.51 96.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names KESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 72.0% Arizona 144 2.14 95.3% California 702 1.81 98.3% Colorado 216 4.03 97.1% Hawaii 24 1.7 79.3% Idaho 141 8.6 95.6% Montana 55 5.36 90.3% Nevada 55 1.94 90.3% New Mexico 59 2.83 88.8% Oregon 175 4.42 96.3% Utah 99 3.38 90.4% Washington 337 4.77 98.2% Wyoming 9 1.6 24.8%

West States
State stats for the first name KESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 72.0%
Arizona 144 2.14 95.3%
California 702 1.81 98.3%
Colorado 216 4.03 97.1%
Hawaii 24 1.7 79.3%
Idaho 141 8.6 95.6%
Montana 55 5.36 90.3%
Nevada 55 1.94 90.3%
New Mexico 59 2.83 88.8%
Oregon 175 4.42 96.3%
Utah 99 3.38 90.4%
Washington 337 4.77 98.2%
Wyoming 9 1.6 24.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names KESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 74.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 61.0% New Hampshire 28 2.11 78.5% New Jersey 63 0.7 87.1% New York 562 2.85 98.4% Pennsylvania 622 4.86 98.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 23.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name KESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 74.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 61.0%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 78.5%
New Jersey 63 0.7 87.1%
New York 562 2.85 98.4%
Pennsylvania 622 4.86 98.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 23.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names KESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 68.8% Arkansas 58 1.94 86.2% Delaware 28 3.04 90.2% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 73.7% Florida 332 1.67 98.0% Georgia 95 0.94 92.5% Kentucky 26 0.59 73.3% Louisiana 20 0.43 63.5% Maryland 109 1.82 94.5% Mississippi 20 0.67 68.3% North Carolina 319 3.21 97.3% Oklahoma 150 3.86 93.3% South Carolina 111 2.3 93.5% Tennessee 46 0.71 87.2% Texas 346 1.28 96.7% Virginia 223 2.67 96.5% West Virginia 91 4.91 88.8%

South States
State stats for the first name KESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 68.8%
Arkansas 58 1.94 86.2%
Delaware 28 3.04 90.2%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 73.7%
Florida 332 1.67 98.0%
Georgia 95 0.94 92.5%
Kentucky 26 0.59 73.3%
Louisiana 20 0.43 63.5%
Maryland 109 1.82 94.5%
Mississippi 20 0.67 68.3%
North Carolina 319 3.21 97.3%
Oklahoma 150 3.86 93.3%
South Carolina 111 2.3 93.5%
Tennessee 46 0.71 87.2%
Texas 346 1.28 96.7%
Virginia 223 2.67 96.5%
West Virginia 91 4.91 88.8%
 

Full Names with KESTER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have KESTER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named KESTER.

The most popular full name is Robert KESTER. 2.00% of all the people named KESTER have this given name.

There are 611 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name KESTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert KESTER 2.00%
2 John KESTER 1.71%
3 David KESTER 1.65%
4 Barbara KESTER 1.59%
5 James KESTER 1.47%
6 William KESTER 1.24%
7 Michael KESTER 1.12%
8 Charles KESTER 1.06%
9 Mary KESTER 1.06%
10 Richard KESTER 1.06%
11 Karen KESTER 1.00%
12 Daniel KESTER 0.94%
13 Donald KESTER 0.94%
14 Donna KESTER 0.94%
15 Linda KESTER 0.94%
16 Patricia KESTER 0.88%
17 Susan KESTER 0.88%
18 Thomas KESTER 0.88%
19 Larry KESTER 0.82%
20 Carol KESTER 0.77%