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

The last name Alster (Russian: Альстер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 514,664^th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,494,552 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Alster reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,162,016^th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 70 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 359 people, or 1 in 1,009,635. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 25 percent are found, New Jersey, where 14 percent are found and Arizona, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 9 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Alster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Alster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Alster surname grew 921 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 633 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Alster Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Alster last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Alster last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Alster earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.05% more than the national average, earning $50,939 USD per year.