Cognomen Kesteren (Castra 
, Kesteren 
) , globally, is quite a rare last name. The last name Kesteren is habitual in Western Europe, particularly Netherlands, where it is quite a common surname, Switzerland, where it is a rare surname, and Belgium. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Netherlands, Indonesia, and Belgium. Very seldom, Kesteren is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Castra | Germany, Indonesia, Italy, United States, France |
| Kesteren | Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Netherlands |
| joannes van kesteren Dutch clergyman, from 1636 to 1666 in Tienhoven (ca. 1610-1687) (b. 1610) |
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| johannes christoffel van kesteren (b. 1793) |
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| christiaan lodewijk van kesteren Dutch graphic artist and printmaker, NL (b. 1832) |
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hans van kesteren Dutch association football player (1908-1998), NL (b. 1908) |
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| jeanne van kesteren Belgian athletics competitor, BE (b. 1907) |
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| hendrik van kesteren NL (b. 1902) |
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| john van kesteren Dutch opera singer, NL (b. 1921) |
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remy van kesteren Dutch harpist, NL (b. 1989) |
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anne van kesteren CH (b. 1986) |
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| niek jan van kesteren Dutch politician, NL (b. 1952) |
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| ton van kesteren Dutch politician, NL (b. 1954) |
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| geert van kesteren Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1966) |
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| zdenko van kesteren researcher |
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| marlieke t.r. van kesteren researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0001-6765-7881 |
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| h.a.van kesteren botanist |
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