Carster Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Carster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Carster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carster is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Carster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carster is the 4,649,889th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Carster are found; 89 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Luso-South America.

It is most widely held in Brazil, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 13,379,646. In Brazil Carster is most common in: Paraná, where 63 percent reside, Rio Grande do Sul, where 31 percent reside and Santa Catarina, where 6 percent reside. Beside Brazil Carster occurs in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Carster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scarster930/
Carste9216/
Carstea862,059/
Karster8641/
Carsted8621/
Carstei867/
Carstey861/
Caarste861/
Carstes861/
Corster860/
Carstedt80121/
Carstead804/
Carsteas803/
Kaarster801/
Courster800/
Carstair800/
Karste77148/
Carsti779/
Carsty772/
Carrstedt754/
Cârstea71425/
Kerster71142/
Karstır7139/
Carstai7132/
Karsted7128/
Carstoi716/
Corstea713/
Cârstei712/
Karjter711/
Karsteh711/
Sorster711/
Korster711/
Karstes711/
Karstedt67820/
Carstädt676/
Kaarsted675/
Koorster672/
Karshteh671/
Corstead671/
Corsctte671/
Kerstter671/
Kersteer671/
Khorster671/
Korsteur670/
Kairsted670/
Kersther670/
Karstett670/
Koerster670/
Kearsted670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Carster
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