Emster Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Emster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Emster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Emster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Emster (Russian: Эмстер) is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Emster is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Emster are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Emster is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is mostly found in: Iowa, where 43 percent are found, California, where 29 percent are found and Maine, where 14 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 11 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Emster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Emster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Emster last name expanded 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Emster Last Name Statistics demography

Emster earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.98% less than the national average, earning $25,896 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hemster921/
Eamster920/
Hemsæter863/
Heamster860/
Amster831,831/
Enster8327/
Imster8323/
Gemste831/
Emstes831/
Omster831/
Heimsæter8044/
Hjemsæter8019/
Hamster77335/
Genster77262/
Hemsted77228/
Emstedt7714/
Henster774/
Einster772/
Himster771/
Enstert771/
Homster770/
Emstead770/
Hymster770/
Hjemsæther751/
Enste73618/
Emsty731/
Hemstead71224/
Hemstedt71167/
Gaimster7194/
Eimstead713/
Heinster710/
Heimsted710/
Heimstead67111/
Ensted6743/
Heamstead6714/
Inster677/
Enstie672/
Ynster671/
Henshtter671/
Enstet671/

Emster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Emster in the Russian language
Эмстерemster-

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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 Emster
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