de Meester Surname

135,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Meester Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), le Maistre, (French), the Master. Meister (German), Master. (variant: de Maistre.)

de Meester Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium2,8861:3,984424
Netherlands2761:61,18510,518
France311:2,142,668174,004
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
England211:2,653,24194,788
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mali91:1,885,4481,868
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

de Meester Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), le Maistre, (French), the Master. Meister (German), Master. (variant: de Maistre.)

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Canada

de Meester Demographics

Average de Meester Salary in
Canada

$45,155 CAD

Per year
Rank:
171,973 of 236,188
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
2.49065E-5
Rank: 216,996 of 236,189
Percentage of national average salary:
90.89%
Sample size: 3 (2014)

Average Salary in
Canada

$49,683 CAD

Per year
Per month:
$4,140 CAD
Per week:
$920 CAD
Per day:
$136 CAD

View the highest/lowest earning families in Canada

de Meester Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Meester is most common in Belgium. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Meester? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 135,700th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,201,011 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of de Meester reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 82 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Meester is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 2,886 people, or 1 in 3,984. In Belgium de Meester is most prevalent in: Flemish Region, where 84 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 8 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 8 percent reside. Other than Belgium this last name occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

de Meester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Meester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Meester last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

de Meester Last Name Statistics demography

de Meester earn somewhat less than the average income. In Canada they earn 9.11% less than the national average, earning $45,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Meestere9571/
de Meeter9544/
de Mester9536/
de Mestier9030/
de Meestee901/
de Meister900/
de Meter8940/
de Meuter84369/
de Mestre8496/
de Metter8482/
de Meûter8424/
de Master8420/
de Mieter847/
de Meutter80238/
de Mette7812/
de Miter781/
de Metes781/
de Moustier76150/
de Muyter74208/
de Moyter7416/
de Maiter742/
de Mite7153/
de Meta712/
de Maistre70397/
de Metre675/
de Maite671/
de Mita59441/
di Mite591/
de Maity5657/
de Maiti5631/
de Mitis5611/
de Mitre5610/
de Maita564/
de Mitty561/
di Mehta561/
de Mitoi561/
de Mayta561/
de Maitre534/
de Moitie532/
de Maître531/
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Meester
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