Amster Surname

222,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,831 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Amster Surname Definition:

(from a personal characteristic) From the word meaning “hamster.” A name given to a diligent, industrious individual.

Amster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4781:245,23623,368
Israel1731:49,4666,521
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Poland191:2,000,46098,816
England171:3,277,533109,658
Austria161:532,21549,801
France121:5,535,227269,324
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malta11:430,2723,380
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Amster (97) may also be a first name.

Amster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from a personal characteristic) From the word meaning “hamster.” A name given to a diligent, industrious individual.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Amster Last Name Facts

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

Amster (Russian: Амстер) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Amster.

How Common Is The Last Name Amster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 222,575th most widely held family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 3,980,091 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Amster live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 962,660th most numerous given name globally It is held by 97 people.

Amster is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,478 people, or 1 in 245,236. In The United States Amster is primarily found in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Nevada, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States Amster exists in 32 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 9 percent are found and Russia, where 2 percent are found.

Amster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Amster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,695 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Amster surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 94.12% registered with the political party.

The amount Amster earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 24.64% more than the national average, earning $53,779 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.1% less than the national average, earning $38,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hamster92335/
Gamster9245/
Amstere9211/
Aumster920/
Amsterd920/
Eamster920/
Gaimster8694/
Hamstere863/
Gamstter861/
Heamster860/
Amstet8319/
Amstey8316/
Amsted8312/
Emster839/
Anster837/
Gamste833/
Omster831/
Amstee830/
Amstie830/
Ganster772,891/
Amstead7799/
Hanster7711/
Hamsted774/
Amsztet774/
Amstett774/
Amsteed772/
Aimsted771/
Hemster771/
Amstedt771/
Amstess771/
Anstter771/
Homster770/
Omstert770/
Amsteth770/
Anstier770/
Omsterd770/
Anste736/
Omste735/
Amsty732/
Amsti731/
Amsta731/
Hamstead71380/
Hamstedt7135/
Atmstead714/
Aimstead714/
Hemsæter713/
Gannster711/
Amstaire711/
Gainster711/
Amsteadt711/
Hansterd711/
Aamstead710/
Hamsteed710/
Aumstead710/
Ahmstedt710/
Anstey675,686/
Anstee671,965/
Ansted67448/
Anstie67108/
Omsted6795/
Heimsæter6744/
Hanste6737/
Hamnstedt6734/
Anstes6717/
Heamstead6714/
Hamsta677/
Anstet674/
Amshta673/
Ganste672/
Amstoy671/
Amshty671/
Amstay670/
Hamsteadt670/
Anxter670/
Hammstead670/
Hamsstead670/

Amster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Amster in the Russian language
Амстерamster-

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