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

The surname Amster (Russian: Амстер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Amster? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 222,575th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 3,980,091 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Amster reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Amster is also the 962,660th most commonly used first name globally, held by 97 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 1,478 people, or 1 in 245,236. In The United States Amster is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent live, California, where 15 percent live and Nevada, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 9 percent live and Russia, where 2 percent live.

Amster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Amster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Amster last name rose 3,695 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Amster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Amster surname are 40.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.12% being registered with the 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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