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Where Does The Last Name Ester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Ester (Arabic: استر, Bengali: ইস্টার, Georgian: ესტერ, Hindi: एस्तेर, Marathi: तेर, Oriya: ଏେର, Russian: Эстер) is more commonly found in Israel than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Estér or Eşter. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Ester is the 42,425^th most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 593,255 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 44 percent of Ester reside; 28 percent reside in West Asia and 27 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Ester is also the 1,000^th most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 917,824 people.

Ester is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 3,332 people, or 1 in 2,568. In Israel Ester is primarily concentrated in: Southern District, where 26 percent reside, Central District, where 18 percent reside and Jerusalem District, where 16 percent reside. Not including Israel this surname exists in 103 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Indonesia, where 11 percent reside.

Ester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ester has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 505 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Ester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Ester last name is chiefly Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (67%) in Russia, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Traditional African (54%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ester last name are 7.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ester earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning 315,729 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 34.14% less than the national average, earning $14,951,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 18.25% less than the national average, earning $35,275 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $52,615 CAD per year.