Surname Kesten in modern Croatia

Kesten families are Croats and they are mostly from middle Bosnia. In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Middle Bosnia (Travnik area) and in Rijeka. In places Donje Krčevine and Miškića Brdo in Middle Bosnia every third inhabitant had the family name Kesten.

Prevalence

About 70 people with faimily name Kesten live in Croatia today, in 40 households.
They are located in 9 Croatian counties, in 13 cities and 12 other places, mostly in Zagreb (10), Lovran in Opatija area (<10), Rijeka (<10), Mikleus in Orahovica area (<5), and in Klana in Opatija area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Kesten (including: Kösten , Chesteen and Chesten ) is present in 36 countries worldwide. The family name "Kesten " is used by some 700 people in the United States , about 700 in Germany , and some 500 people in Turkey. "Kösten " is used by some 800 people in Turkey , about 700 in the United States , and some 500 people in Germany. "Chesten " is used by few people in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Danijel Kesten, Nikola Kesten, Kristina Kesten, Renata Kesten, Leopold Kesten, Zoran Kesten, Mirjana Kesten, Ilija Kesten, Irena Kesten, Belinda Kesten, Žana Kesten, Ivo Kesten, Sandra Kesten, Slavica Kesten, Franko Kesten, Anita Kesten, Josip Kesten, Stipo Kesten, Vlado Kesten

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned few times, the first time 2007 in source Encyclopaedia of Croatian Surnames.

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