Besters Surname

844,382nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 325 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Besters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2901:58,23210,022
Belgium151:766,44363,354
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Besters Last Name Facts

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

Besters occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Besters? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 844,382nd most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 95 percent of Besters reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Besters is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 58,232. In The Netherlands Besters is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 41 percent live, South Holland, where 18 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Besters is found in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Besters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Besters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Besters surname grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Biesters93111/
Beysters931/
Beasters930/
Beters9233/
Betters861,431/
Vesters86846/
Westers86800/
Bosters86455/
Basters86426/
Bethers86362/
Beuters8656/
Bisters8615/
Beaters8612/
Bysters865/
Beterse861/
Betersh861/
Behters861/
Beeters861/
Bestars861/
Bexters861/
Vesterås80175/
Westerås8095/
Weysters8044/
Bijsters8040/
Weisters8030/
Westersø8026/
Vesterse8016/
Westhers805/
Basterås803/
Buisters801/
Veisters801/
Viesters801/
Basthers800/
Huesters800/
Betthers800/
Veters7789/
Biters7743/
Vestersjø75106/
Weijsters7577/
Westersjø7514/
Vestersøe756/
Vetters711,479/
Bitters71888/
Boyters7121/
Veeters7111/
Baiters7110/
Bythers715/
Bithers714/
Vehters713/
Mpeters712/
Bastars711/
Bazters711/
Visters711/
Vethers711/
Bastors711/
Biteers710/
Vuysters672/
Bittgers671/
Vuisters671/
Vettters671/
Wisthers670/
Bichters670/

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Footnotes

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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Besters
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