Family name Kester (Kester 
, 凯斯特 
, Кестер 
) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Kester is characteristic of Netherlands, where it is quite a rare surname, Bahamas, and Estonia. In absolute terms, it is commonest in the United States, Nigeria, and Netherlands. Also, Kester is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kester | United States, Ghana, Netherlands, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria |
| 凯斯特 | China |
| Кестер | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
Christof, Christofer, Christoffer, Christofor, Christoph, Christophe, Christopher, Christophorus, Christov, Cristobal, Cristoforo, Cristóbal, Cristóvão, Kristaps, Kristof, Kristofer, Kristoffer, Kristóf, Kristófer, Krištof, Kryštof, Krzysiek, Krzysio, Krzystof, Krzysztof, Krzyś, Кристапс, Кристобаль, Кристов, Кристоф, Кристофер, Кристоффер, Криштоф, Крыстафер, Крыстоф, Крыштоф, Крістоф, Крістофер, Кшиштоф, Кшыштаф, Кёстер, Христоф, Христофор, כריסטוף, כריסטופר, كريستوبال, كريستوف, كريستوفر, ক্রিস্টোফার, クリス, クリストフ, クリストファ, クリストファー, 克里斯多福, and 크리스토퍼
| franz kester German politician and entrepreneur (1803-1872), DE (b. 1803) |
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paul kester U.S. playwright, US (b. 1870) |
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| heinrich f. kester (b. 1827) |
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| philipp kester German photographer, DE (b. 1873) |
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| max kester British songwriter, GB (b. 1901) |
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| kester berwick Australian actor, AU (b. 1903) |
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| howard kester (1904–1977), US (b. 1904) |
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| wayne otho kester United States Air Force general, US (b. 1906) |
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| kester svendsen American chess organizer (b. 1912) |
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| randall b. kester American judge, US (b. 1916) |
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| willem van kester NL (b. 1906) |
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| lenard kester Amerikaans; schilder (b. 1917) |
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| hanuš kester Holocaust victim, born 1921-10-26, CZ (b. 1921) |
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| bernard kester designer, artist, curator, writer (1928–2018), US (b. 1928) |
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| stanley kester American politician, US (b. 1929) |
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