Where Does The Last Name Meister Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Meister (Arabic: مايستر) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Meister? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Meister is the 12,470^th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 161,773 people. Meister occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Meister are found; 66 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 472,030^th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 342 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 21,505 people, or 1 in 3,744. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 20 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Outside of Germany it exists in 84 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Switzerland, where 11 percent are found.

Meister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Meister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meister last name expanded 934 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Meister Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Meister surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Meister are 18.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.68% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Meister earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.44% less than the national average, earning 251,100 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.56% more than the national average, earning R 407,700 per year; in United States they earn 9.78% more than the national average, earning $47,370 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.85% more than the national average, earning $54,081 CAD per year.