Chester Forename
9,323rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 110,265 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada
Chester Forename Definition:
A Teutonic name, meaning: Urban dweller. (Latin) Camp.
Chester Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 81,659 | 1:4,440 | 663 |
| Philippines | 98% | 10,186 | 1:10,407 | 1,386 |
| Canada | 100% | 3,091 | 1:10,719 | 1,219 |
| Malawi | 97% | 1,904 | 1:8,988 | 1,041 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1,457 | 1:21,148 | 2,787 |
| South Africa | 95% | 1,274 | 1:42,804 | 4,646 |
| Zambia | - | 1,274 | 1:12,445 | 1,270 |
| Zimbabwe | 89% | 844 | 1:18,275 | 2,049 |
| Ghana | 100% | 843 | 1:32,012 | 2,007 |
| Liberia | 98% | 835 | 1:5,284 | 614 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 675 | 1:8,916 | 992 |
| Jamaica | - | 664 | 1:4,342 | 735 |
| England | 100% | 535 | 1:103,931 | 3,916 |
| Malaysia | 96% | 441 | 1:69,047 | 5,296 |
| Brazil | 100% | 416 | 1:514,991 | 16,732 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 332 | 1:50,910 | 3,464 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 293 | 1:606,022 | 17,903 |
| India | 100% | 214 | 1:5,677,000 | 207,902 |
| China | - | 189 | 1:7,227,808 | 59,378 |
| Kenya | - | 173 | 1:267,671 | 9,800 |
| Russia | 98% | 165 | 1:874,144 | 7,891 |
| Bahamas | - | 164 | 1:2,435 | 499 |
| Australia | - | 163 | 1:83,789 | 3,260 |
| Singapore | 100% | 132 | 1:47,629 | 6,669 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 132 | 1:10,314 | 1,524 |
| Hong Kong | - | 130 | 1:59,636 | 2,578 |
| Chile | 88% | 129 | 1:136,490 | 3,014 |
| New Zealand | - | 127 | 1:35,717 | 2,231 |
| Honduras | 100% | 105 | 1:83,976 | 2,964 |
| Botswana | 100% | 95 | 1:22,994 | 2,710 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 93 | 1:112,164 | 5,632 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 84 | 1:2,117 | 393 |
| Mexico | 100% | 75 | 1:1,655,259 | 10,692 |
| Peru | 100% | 74 | 1:429,614 | 8,127 |
| Barbados | - | 67 | 1:4,325 | 708 |
| Kuwait | - | 66 | 1:57,352 | 4,703 |
| Qatar | 100% | 66 | 1:35,903 | 4,803 |
| Indonesia | - | 65 | 1:3,968,672 | 168,267 |
| Grenada | 100% | 58 | 1:1,864 | 392 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 57 | 1:529,858 | 13,992 |
| Belize | 100% | 47 | 1:7,538 | 1,278 |
| Germany | 100% | 47 | 1:2,056,976 | 11,777 |
| Panama | 100% | 45 | 1:86,812 | 4,552 |
| Haiti | - | 44 | 1:243,794 | 10,351 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 41 | 1:116,291 | 3,474 |
| Thailand | 100% | 36 | 1:1,946,273 | 55,044 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 36 | 1:198,666 | 12,927 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 34 | 1:2,171,400 | 51,388 |
| Papua New Guinea | 87% | 30 | 1:271,744 | 22,338 |
| Sweden | 100% | 30 | 1:328,597 | 9,713 |
| Tanzania | 58% | 30 | 1:1,759,611 | 21,659 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 29 | 1:3,848 | 708 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 22 | 1:1,080,440 | 39,831 |
| Cayman Islands | 100% | 21 | 1:2,919 | 610 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 20 | 1:4,970 | 915 |
| France | 100% | 16 | 1:4,154,396 | 18,164 |
| South Korea | - | 16 | 1:346,526 | 10,365 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 16 | 1:6,859 | 1,021 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100% | 15 | 1:3,657 | 689 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 15 | 1:228,509 | 3,962 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 14 | 1:3,905 | 670 |
| Scotland | 100% | 14 | 1:382,169 | 5,277 |
| Belarus | 100% | 13 | 1:729,414 | 4,213 |
| Ecuador | - | 12 | 1:1,477,243 | 9,675 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 12 | 1:684,458 | 9,518 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 12 | 1:2,892 | 588 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 11 | 1:1,613,350 | 13,838 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 10 | 1:964,294 | 14,459 |
| Guam | - | 10 | 1:16,065 | 1,791 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 10 | 1:58,096 | 3,433 |
| Bahrain | - | 9 | 1:149,853 | 3,890 |
| Macau | - | 9 | 1:67,579 | 641 |
| Japan | - | 8 | 1:15,998,257 | 41,670 |
| Namibia | - | 8 | 1:300,522 | 5,486 |
| Wales | 100% | 8 | 1:386,789 | 5,520 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 7 | 1:2,301,204 | 6,153 |
| Bermuda | - | 6 | 1:10,804 | 1,174 |
| Colombia | 100% | 6 | 1:7,963,154 | 36,949 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 6 | 1:32,392,947 | 130,865 |
| Uganda | 75% | 6 | 1:6,826,153 | 53,479 |
| Argentina | 100% | 5 | 1:8,554,649 | 17,386 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Israel | 100% | 5 | 1:1,680,584 | 18,495 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 5 | 1:710,060 | 4,535 |
| Spain | - | 5 | 1:9,305,993 | 18,112 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 4 | 1:3,314 | 681 |
| Bangladesh | - | 4 | 1:39,865,342 | 24,379 |
| Egypt | 100% | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Guyana | - | 4 | 1:190,816 | 11,826 |
| Iceland | - | 4 | 1:91,504 | 3,703 |
| Iraq | - | 4 | 1:8,754,465 | 16,071 |
| Micronesia | - | 4 | 1:26,625 | 714 |
| Myanmar | - | 4 | 1:12,987,068 | 1,965 |
| Norway | 100% | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 4 | 1:5,199,772 | 10,550 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| El Salvador | - | 3 | 1:2,113,929 | 9,538 |
| Italy | 96% | 3 | 1:20,354,030 | 45,650 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 3 | 1:17,077 | 2,297 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Georgia | - | 2 | 1:1,869,233 | 20,119 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Ireland | 100% | 1 | 1:4,643,519 | 13,375 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Aruba | - | 1 | 1:103,780 | 2,838 |
| Austria | 100% | 1 | 1:8,514,201 | 19,377 |
| Belgium | - | 1 | 1:11,490,041 | 43,727 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Cambodia | - | 1 | 1:16,273,330 | 74,610 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Czechia | 100% | 1 | 1:10,656,162 | 11,509 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| Equatorial Guinea | - | 1 | 1:1,137,689 | 1,044 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| French Polynesia | - | 1 | 1:277,902 | 3,605 |
| Greece | 100% | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Lebanon | - | 1 | 1:5,627,571 | 19,299 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Moldova | - | 1 | 1:3,561,139 | 8,690 |
| Mongolia | - | 1 | 1:2,934,814 | 16,205 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| Poland | 99% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Saint Martin | - | 1 | 1:35,746 | 277 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 100% | 1 | 1:191,997 | 5,295 |
| Serbia | - | 1 | 1:7,145,721 | 10,629 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Sudan | - | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 1 | 1:8,374,922 | 7,831 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
The alternate forms: Chéster (1) are calculated separately.
Chester (35,398) may also be a surname.
Chester Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Teutonic name, meaning: Urban dweller. (Latin) Camp.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
Chester Forename Popularity
Chester Demographics
Average Male Chester Height
176.24 cm
Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 1,143 (2014)
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Phonetically Similar Names
Chester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chester in the Russian language | ||
| Честер | cester | - |
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