Biester Surname

274,999th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Biester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany9281:86,75210,939
United States3641:995,76673,638
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Mexico241:5,171,92529,601
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Austria141:608,24554,975
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Biester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Biester is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Biester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 274,999th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,161,151 people. Biester is primarily found in Europe, where 71 percent of Biester live; 71 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 928 people, or 1 in 86,752. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 46 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 15 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Barring Germany this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Biester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Biester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Biester surname increased 847 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Biester surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

Biester earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.69% more than the national average, earning $50,783 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bester9239,575/
Bister921,816/
Bieter92114/
Bieste921/
Biestheer881/
Biggester880/
Beuster861,222/
Beister86585/
Bijster86402/
Boester86344/
Baister86335/
Bejster86285/
Beaster86252/
Wiester86176/
Viester86111/
Bestier8692/
Boister8669/
Bestert8662/
Beyster8658/
Bistere8652/
Beszter8648/
Besterd8646/
Bisteur8626/
Bedster8623/
Beshter8611/
Besther867/
Bexster867/
Bestter867/
Bisther866/
Bistier864/
Beester863/
Buester862/
Bestger861/
Bestere861/
Biestet860/
Biether860/
Biehter860/
Biete83574/
Besteher8048/
Beestert8032/
Bayester8021/
Bajester8013/
Beistert803/
Bejester802/
Beijster801/
Biestedt801/
Boyester800/
Boestter800/
Buisterr800/
Bischter800/
Vester777,523/
Buster774,395/
Vister771,045/
Biette77748/
Bestre77704/
Bešter77387/
Biesty77279/
Biesta77254/
Byster77222/
Bistre77164/
Vieter77154/
Bexter77141/
Vieste7799/
Bietje7776/
Bixter7751/
Biethe7718/
Bäster7712/
Bihete779/
Bijete774/
Bietie773/
Bestjr772/
Bietes772/
Bezter771/
Beestheer752/
Beheshter751/
Besterova751/
Besterová751/
Bisterova751/
Bechter711,568/
Boyster71529/
Bestuir71247/
Bouster71141/
Vuister7185/
Bayster7181/
Bajster7156/
Bestoir7151/
Behiter7135/
Bushter7129/
Viether7129/
Bistuir7122/
Beğiter7119/
Veshter7118/
Väester7116/
Bieytes7112/
Vesterå7112/
Busther7112/
Vesther7111/
Vesterø718/
Bijiter717/
Behiste715/
Bichter713/
Visster713/
Veyster712/
Vaister712/
Besstre712/
Bijette712/
Bustter711/
Busteer711/
Beaxter711/
Bhioete711/
Bihesti711/
Veister711/
Bauster711/
Viëster711/
Bestair711/
Beshterova711/
Biestty710/
Vesster710/
Busteir710/
Voister710/
Ueister710/
Baustert67852/
Bieta67317/
Vietheer67283/
Wuijster67164/
Viete67138/
Beichter67114/
Viechter6741/
Biety6733/
Bieti6731/
Beheiter6717/
Biite6717/
Byestair671/
Boushter671/
Bechtter671/
Bichtter671/
Wiechter671/
Beheater671/
Beheshte671/
Băete671/
Byite671/
Bistaair671/
Bechtert671/
Byete671/
Veishter671/
Boustert670/
Betchter670/
Beuchter670/
Bechtear670/
Bechtehr670/
Vissther670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Biester
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