Bester Surname
Approximately 39,575 people bear this surname
Bester Surname Definition:
“Poor soil” in Old Dutch.
Bester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 28,813 | 1:1,880 | 234 |
| Malawi | 4,209 | 1:4,067 | 565 |
| United States | 1,966 | 1:184,364 | 18,384 |
| England | 638 | 1:87,332 | 9,508 |
| Canada | 579 | 1:63,637 | 7,430 |
| Australia | 541 | 1:49,900 | 6,211 |
| Germany | 501 | 1:160,690 | 19,100 |
| Poland | 427 | 1:89,013 | 13,739 |
| Saudi Arabia | 398 | 1:77,527 | 10,981 |
| Namibia | 255 | 1:9,449 | 1,832 |
| Zimbabwe | 243 | 1:63,532 | 9,554 |
| New Zealand | 189 | 1:23,959 | 4,190 |
| Brazil | 184 | 1:1,163,447 | 40,409 |
| France | 68 | 1:976,805 | 110,007 |
| Thailand | 64 | 1:1,103,724 | 164,273 |
| Nigeria | 57 | 1:3,107,768 | 95,628 |
| DR Congo | 41 | 1:1,801,941 | 95,514 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| Botswana | 39 | 1:56,075 | 10,323 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Jersey | 24 | 1:4,133 | 843 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| Argentina | 16 | 1:2,671,463 | 118,579 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Spain | 15 | 1:3,116,802 | 65,296 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Zambia | 9 | 1:1,761,102 | 32,119 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Togo | 4 | 1:1,811,942 | 8,122 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1:1,243,838 | 27,519 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 144 | 1:169,273 | 14,363 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 283 | 1:177,451 | 15,850 |
The alternate forms: Bešter (387) are calculated separately.
Bester (15,937) may also be a first name.
Bester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Poor soil” in Old Dutch.
Bester Demographics
Average Bester Salary in
United States
$37,861 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bester (Arabic: بيستر, Russian: Бестер) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bešter. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bester? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,082nd most frequently held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 184,145 people. Bester is primarily found in Africa, where 85 percent of Bester reside; 85 percent reside in Southern Africa and 85 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 44,542nd most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 15,937 people.
The surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is held by 28,813 people, or 1 in 1,880. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 31 percent reside, Gauteng, where 27 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname is found in 82 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 11 percent reside and The United States, where 5 percent reside.
Bester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Bester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bester surname rose 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bester Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bester surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bester last name are 1.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.99% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 89.61% more than the national average, earning R 450,588 per year; in United States they earn 12.26% less than the national average, earning $37,861 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.8% more than the national average, earning $54,551 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Bester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bester in the Russian language | ||
| Бестер | bester | - |
| Bester in the Arabic language | ||
| بيستر | bystr | - |
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