Albaster Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Albaster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Albaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798

Albaster Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Albaster Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Albaster (Russian: Албастер) is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Albaster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Albaster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Albaster is the 6,063,924th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. Albaster occurs predominantly in Africa, where 60 percent of Albaster reside; 60 percent reside in Southern Africa and 60 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Albaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Albaster has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Albaster last name decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Albaster Last Name Statistics demography

Albaster earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.58% less than the national average, earning R 138,828 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Allbaster940/
Albater9322/
Albather88249/
Albester8822/
Albate8643/
Albachter820/
Albatre80254/
Albasti8048/
Alvater8039/
Albathe8016/
Galbate8011/
Albatie806/
Albatte804/
Albateh804/
Albatea802/
Halbate801/
Albatez801/
Albaite801/
Albasta801/
Halboister7814/
Alvather7531/
Albashti752/
Albaitey751/
Albattre751/
Albatesh751/
Galbayte751/
Albeiter751/
Albatthe751/
Allvater750/
Albati712,318/
Albata71135/
Holwaster7119/
Alvate7114/
Albaty716/
Albaity671,162/
Albaiti671,042/
Albosta67265/
Albathi67264/
Albatti67252/
Albatyrova6739/
Alboite6738/
Albatta6728/
Hollvaster6712/
Albahti6711/
Albatis6711/
Albaita6711/
Alvathe6710/
Albatys675/
Albatai674/
Olboter673/
Aalvate672/
Albataa672/
Albayti672/
Albaaty671/
Halvate671/
Albatty671/
Halbata671/
Galbaty671/
Albaati671/
Albatha671/
Albotee671/
Albeaty671/

Albaster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Albaster in the Russian language
Албастерalbaster-

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Albaster
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis