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

The last name Besters occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Besters? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 844,382nd most commonly used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 22,423,218 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Besters live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 58,232. In The Netherlands Besters is most frequent in: North Brabant, where 41 percent are found, South Holland, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Besters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Besters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Besters last name 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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