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

The last name Bester (Arabic: بيستر, Russian: Бестер) is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms: Bešter. For other potential spellings of Bester click here.

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

The surname Bester is the 14,082^nd most frequently occurring family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 184,145 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 44,542^nd most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 15,937 people.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is carried by 28,813 people, or 1 in 1,880. In South Africa Bester is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 31 percent live, Gauteng, where 27 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 9 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 82 countries. It also occurs in Malawi, where 11 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Bester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bester surname increased 695 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 443 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Bester surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bester surname are 1.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.99% registered with the 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.