Hester Forename
12,643rd
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 77,934 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa
Hester Forename Definition:
A variant of Esther.
Hester Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 100% | 55,883 | 1:976 | 106 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 9,774 | 1:1,729 | 361 |
| United States | 100% | 7,666 | 1:47,292 | 2,706 |
| England | 100% | 1,208 | 1:46,029 | 2,241 |
| Brazil | 100% | 518 | 1:413,583 | 14,468 |
| DR Congo | 99% | 472 | 1:156,414 | 7,340 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 454 | 1:4,060 | 503 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 246 | 1:62,698 | 5,117 |
| Canada | 100% | 157 | 1:211,041 | 7,880 |
| Philippines | 63% | 151 | 1:702,050 | 21,228 |
| Scotland | 100% | 117 | 1:45,730 | 1,505 |
| New Zealand | - | 97 | 1:46,763 | 2,618 |
| Mexico | 100% | 94 | 1:1,320,685 | 9,453 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 90 | 1:2,866,263 | 133,304 |
| Wales | 100% | 76 | 1:40,715 | 1,568 |
| China | - | 68 | 1:20,089,056 | 60,370 |
| Germany | 97% | 57 | 1:1,696,103 | 10,601 |
| Uganda | 96% | 57 | 1:718,542 | 14,297 |
| Australia | - | 54 | 1:252,919 | 5,580 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 44 | 1:186,670 | 4,485 |
| India | 70% | 44 | 1:27,610,863 | 583,947 |
| Hong Kong | - | 38 | 1:204,019 | 3,280 |
| Thailand | 100% | 35 | 1:2,001,880 | 55,915 |
| Belgium | 100% | 34 | 1:337,942 | 6,477 |
| Malaysia | 95% | 31 | 1:982,256 | 34,885 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 31 | 1:336,493 | 11,264 |
| Argentina | 100% | 24 | 1:1,782,218 | 7,077 |
| Colombia | - | 24 | 1:1,990,789 | 16,766 |
| France | 100% | 22 | 1:3,021,379 | 14,959 |
| Peru | 94% | 20 | 1:1,589,573 | 17,785 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 20 | 1:68,071 | 5,456 |
| Qatar | 75% | 20 | 1:118,480 | 12,874 |
| Liberia | 100% | 18 | 1:245,114 | 8,199 |
| Saint Lucia | 67% | 17 | 1:10,460 | 1,408 |
| Ireland | 100% | 16 | 1:290,220 | 4,558 |
| Greece | 100% | 13 | 1:841,119 | 8,698 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 12 | 1:679,360 | 49,627 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 11 | 1:650,181 | 20,553 |
| Grenada | 67% | 10 | 1:10,812 | 1,335 |
| Singapore | 100% | 10 | 1:628,705 | 12,270 |
| Namibia | - | 9 | 1:267,131 | 5,329 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 9 | 1:11,044 | 1,733 |
| Malawi | 100% | 9 | 1:1,901,368 | 9,999 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 9 | 1:3,423,618 | 14,711 |
| Nigeria | 87% | 8 | 1:22,195,545 | 185,172 |
| Aruba | - | 8 | 1:12,972 | 1,901 |
| Curaçao | - | 8 | 1:19,475 | 726 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 7 | 1:15,940 | 2,043 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 7 | 1:82,994 | 4,768 |
| Bahamas | - | 7 | 1:57,053 | 1,294 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Sweden | 100% | 6 | 1:1,642,984 | 27,315 |
| Israel | 100% | 6 | 1:1,400,486 | 16,782 |
| Nicaragua | 67% | 6 | 1:1,003,056 | 13,067 |
| Norway | - | 5 | 1:1,026,466 | 14,100 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 5 | 1:10,972 | 1,354 |
| Austria | 100% | 4 | 1:2,128,550 | 10,134 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Mozambique | - | 4 | 1:6,810,839 | 3,114 |
| Cameroon | 75% | 4 | 1:5,402,626 | 68,032 |
| Italy | 100% | 4 | 1:15,265,522 | 38,916 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 4 | 1:7,550,473 | 90,577 |
| Honduras | - | 4 | 1:2,204,367 | 17,261 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Albania | 67% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Jersey | - | 3 | 1:33,327 | 1,495 |
| Spain | - | 3 | 1:15,509,988 | 21,126 |
| Ecuador | - | 3 | 1:5,908,973 | 18,111 |
| Chile | 100% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Russia | 100% | 3 | 1:48,077,901 | 98,779 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 2 | 1:3,618,402 | 11,946 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 2 | 1:2,813,786 | 13,895 |
| Congo | 100% | 2 | 1:2,504,602 | 31,783 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Haiti | - | 1 | 1:10,726,953 | 41,696 |
| Gabon | 100% | 1 | 1:1,883,336 | 4,538 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bhutan | - | 1 | 1:824,928 | 6,865 |
| Taiwan | - | 1 | 1:23,769,682 | 193,280 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Suriname | - | 1 | 1:552,811 | 5,457 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| South Korea | - | 1 | 1:5,544,421 | 37,250 |
| Kenya | - | 1 | 1:46,307,110 | 74,921 |
| Macau | - | 1 | 1:608,209 | 2,350 |
| Dominica | - | 1 | 1:75,471 | 1,341 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Cyprus | 100% | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Cuba | - | 1 | 1:11,506,552 | 13,531 |
| Portugal | - | 1 | 1:10,410,866 | 12,786 |
The alternate forms: Héster (1) are calculated separately.
Hester (51,483) may also be a surname.
Hester Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Esther.
— Name This Child (1959) by Eric Partridge
Another orthography of Esther.
— Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock
Hebrew (feminine) - Star.
— What is Your Name? (1863) by Sophy Moody
Hester Forename Popularity
Hester Demographics
Hester Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 561 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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