Dester Surname

397,537th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 886 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Dester Surname Definition:

Possibly from Latin dexter, in the sense of lucky, fortunate-the antithesis of sinister; but more likely a contraction of De Exeter, from the chief town of Devonshire.

Dester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2091:81,91010,289
United States1721:2,107,319133,796
Italy1621:377,51043,418
Brazil1101:1,946,13062,141
France581:1,145,219121,886
Germany511:1,578,53893,812
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
England91:6,190,895170,599
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Romania31:6,692,62378,504
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Dester (1,021) may also be a first name.

Dester Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Possibly from Latin dexter, in the sense of lucky, fortunate-the antithesis of sinister; but more likely a contraction of De Exeter, from the chief town of Devonshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A contraction of De Exeter, from the city of Exeter, in Devonshire, England; anciently written Excester, from Exe, the name of the river on which it is situated, and cester, a camp or town, for the derivation of which see Chester.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dexter is an old Leicestershire name. William Dexter held the Dutchy or Hakluyt Manor in Hallaton in the 15th century (C.). A gentle family of the name owned property in Thedingworth in the reign of Elizabeth. William Dexter lived at Worthington in the reign of Charles I.; there were families of the Dexters in Wartnaby and Abkettleby in the 17th and 18th centuries (N.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dester occurs in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dester? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 397,537th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 8,225,221 people. The last name Dester is primarily found in Europe, where 36 percent of Dester are found; 25 percent are found in Southern Africa and 25 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 251,260th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 1,021 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 81,910. Aside from Malawi this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Italy, where 18 percent reside.

Dester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dester last name grew 193 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dester last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Dester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 344.1% more than the national average, earning R 1,055,350 per year; in United States they earn 1.66% more than the national average, earning $43,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.37% less than the national average, earning $32,110 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deuster921,222/
Deister921,200/
Diester92292/
Deyster9253/
Destere9253/
Daester9234/
Desther9212/
Desteur927/
Destier927/
Dexster926/
Detster921/
Destger921/
Doester920/
Deaster920/
Deter912,017/
Deste91946/
Desterre8631/
Destgeer8629/
Desteire861/
D'Estere861/
Deisster861/
Deastier861/
Deschter860/
Dexter8321,029/
Dieter838,612/
Doster837,025/
Deeter833,172/
D'este832,087/
Deuter831,894/
Deiter831,867/
Detert831,818/
Detter831,649/
Dieste831,568/
Deyter83717/
Destre83643/
Deater83618/
Dister83367/
Dyster83288/
Däster83204/
Daster83152/
Deterd83114/
Dether8376/
Destee8363/
Dejter8356/
Destes8351/
Destea8346/
Detere8330/
Destez8330/
Dehter8328/
Destée838/
Detier838/
Destie834/
Dezter832/
Destep831/
Deterr831/
Desteh831/
Destei831/
Destte831/
Destir831/
Deuste831/
Dested830/
Dete803,936/
Deischter8090/
Desteirdt8055/
D'esterre8041/
Desterova801/
Deesterre800/
Dethier774,275/
Deitert77670/
Diether77484/
Duister77399/
Dechter77292/
Dietter77265/
Duyster77261/
Deterre77110/
Destire7762/
Dehtear7727/
Desteph7724/
Dashter7722/
Deether7718/
Dethert7715/
Düyster7710/
Dayster778/
Destgir777/
Deither776/
Dexther774/
Detteer773/
Dettert773/
Distier773/
Deuther773/
Dasteer773/
Distger773/
Dasther773/
Dosster772/
Detheir772/
Deutter772/
Dettier772/
Diestie771/
Destirt771/
Deteere771/
Detther771/
Dhetere771/
Deestes771/
Deeterr771/
Deitter771/
Dosteer771/
Doyster771/
Deasete771/
Doister771/
Dastier771/
Dejtear771/
Deheter771/
Degyter771/
Deasteh771/
Dajster771/
Detheer771/
Destech771/
Deestet771/
Dosther771/
Daister771/
Distter770/
Dettere770/
Diestee770/
Deetter770/
Deather770/
Disther770/
Destair770/
Deidter770/
Dietier770/
Ditster770/
Desta73367,263/
Dethe7318,103/
Desti731,322/
Dette731,309/
Diete731,115/
Detre731,065/
Detez73486/
Detje73472/
Dhete73320/
Detey73295/
Diter73289/
Dyste73252/
Desty73250/
Detes73218/
Deute73107/
Detee7388/
Dyter7375/
Detea7352/
Detie7344/
Diste7338/
Deate7335/
Deete7334/
Däter7330/
Deite7320/
Detet7319/
Desté7312/
Detei739/
Detir736/
D'Ete735/
Deteh735/
Hdete734/
Dehte733/
Dexte732/
Deyte732/
Detyr732/
Deteu732/
Detej731/
Tdete731/
Dedte731/
Déste731/
Duijster71186/
Deittert7167/
Distgeer7139/
D'Astier719/
Deterová717/
Dosstter717/
Duitster715/
Deethert713/
Deichter711/
Dechtert711/
Dastheer711/
Deithert711/
Dehshteh711/
Deterova711/
Diettier711/
Deggiter710/
Deisette710/
Diesta675,542/
Ditter672,162/
Diette67724/
Deathe67250/
Dysthe67246/
Dysted67238/
Deasti67160/
Dayter67126/
Dettez67111/
Destio67104/
Daiter67100/
Destha6794/
Deitte6767/
Dettre6760/
Dessta6753/
Dhetey6750/
Dieyte6748/
Deates6747/
Ditger6744/
Däther6736/
Dhethe6733/
Dethea6733/
Dhetre6729/
Disterova6728/
Dethee6727/
Dethez6727/
Dietei6726/
Deasty6724/
Dehterova6719/
Diethe6718/
Dixter6716/
Deetee6716/
Deshti6715/
Dytert6714/
Deetie6713/
Deetes6713/
Dastir6712/
Ditert6711/
Deatte6711/
Deshta6710/
Ditere679/
Deette678/
Dettes678/
Diesti677/
Deithe676/
Deisti676/
Deista676/
Dethie675/
Detteh675/
Dishte675/
Dejtei675/
Deetea675/
Deitje674/
Dioste674/
Destoa674/
Deasta673/
Didter673/
Destti673/
Dettey673/
Deuteu673/
Detehe673/
Detess673/
Deitei672/
Detest672/
D'Esteová672/
Destis672/
Detech672/
Detoir672/
Dietie672/
Destai672/
Duiter672/
Ditier672/
Doiter672/
Deusti672/
Dethée672/
Deeted672/
Dither671/
Dethge671/
Distep671/
Dextee671/
Dextei671/
Destay671/
Detire671/
Detthe671/
Dehtre671/
Deissette671/
Deisty671/
Deitez671/
Deitre671/
Dechte671/
Dettie671/
Dettep671/
Dethey671/
Deitie671/
Dojter671/
Disstgeer671/
Disterová671/
Distet671/
Dehsti671/
Dehteh671/
Degyte671/
Deateh671/
Deesta671/
Deesti671/
Deetei671/
Deetey671/
D'etre671/
D'Heather671/
Détier671/
Deteih671/
Deteuh671/
Detgir671/
Detieh671/
Detoey671/
Detreh671/
Detteu671/
Desthy671/
Destii671/
Destit671/
Destoy671/
Detair671/
Dessti671/
Deutte671/
Dhiter671/
Dheite671/
Dehtyr671/
Destta671/
Dietee671/
Distee671/
Dazter671/
Deetje671/
Dihter671/
Dietey670/
Dettee670/
Dettet670/
Dyhter670/
Deytte670/
Deitet670/
Deteis670/
Detets670/
Distie670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dester
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