Fister Surname

105,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Fister Surname Definition:

(Danish.) A fisherman.

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Fister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1021:172,43517,384
Germany4321:186,35521,688
Slovenia3791:6,5641,432
Argentina2821:151,57212,809
Austria2331:36,5475,912
Brazil1871:1,144,78339,854
Hungary1701:57,7436,047
Poland1301:292,37535,141
Slovakia901:59,29411,428
Canada691:533,99444,923
Romania681:295,26326,760
Thailand371:1,909,144231,790
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Norway211:244,87126,357
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Serbia141:510,35319,964
Venezuela131:2,323,39126,733
France91:7,380,302306,885
England61:9,286,343223,652
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4301:116,78811,473

The alternate forms: Fišter (487) & Fişter (1) are calculated separately.

Fister (101) may also be a first name.

Fister Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Danish.) A fisherman.

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

User-submitted Reference

The surname Fišter derives from Latin pistor, meaning 'baker'.

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Fister Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fister (Russian: Фистер) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Fišter or Fişter. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Fister? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 105,967th most numerous last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 1,650,259 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Fister live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 940,641st most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 101 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,102 people, or 1 in 172,435. In The United States it is most common in: Kentucky, where 16 percent are found, Missouri, where 10 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 10 percent are found and Slovenia, where 9 percent are found.

Fister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fister has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 74 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fister Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Fister surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fister last name are 21.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.99% being registered with the party.

The amount Fister earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning 343,848 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 88.93% less than the national average, earning R 26,316 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,878 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $48,797 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fišter94487/
Fişter941/
Pfister9235,826/
Foister92793/
Feister92747/
Fiester92409/
Fiszter92102/
Fishter9278/
Fistere9232/
Fisther9217/
Fioster921/
Fistter921/
Fuister920/
Ffister920/
Faister920/
Fistier920/
Fiter91682/
Fiste91234/
Pfiester86497/
Pfeister86265/
Pfiszter86119/
Pfistert8630/
Feisther8618/
Feishter8610/
Feistter866/
Pfistter864/
Pfisterr862/
Fischter862/
Phfister861/
Pfistere861/
Pfisster861/
Faisther861/
Feistier861/
Fuster8316,809/
Fester834,439/
Fitter831,574/
Vister831,045/
Fixter83758/
Feiter83700/
Fitere83242/
Feiste83157/
Faiter83149/
Fitger83109/
Fistea8398/
Fistes8368/
Fyster8340/
Fijter8324/
Fither8321/
Fieste8319/
Foiter8313/
Fistre839/
Fiterz836/
Füster834/
Fihter833/
Fhiter833/
Fieter832/
Fizter832/
Fistet832/
Faiste832/
Pfiter831/
Foiste831/
Fuiter831/
Fűster831/
Fäster831/
Fistey831/
Fisteš831/
Fistee830/
Fistie830/
Fite8013,504/
Fisterová80105/
Pfischter8023/
Fisterova804/
Pfeistert800/
Phfiester800/
Fichter775,911/
Feaster775,699/
Foyster77787/
Feuster77392/
Phister77352/
Feszter77218/
Fustier77213/
Viester77111/
Fuester7786/
Vuister7785/
Pfyster7768/
Fietier7764/
Fittere7741/
Festger7736/
Fiterre7729/
Feijter7721/
Festter7721/
Fusther7718/
Festere7718/
Fittger7712/
Festher779/
Faither778/
Fyshter776/
Fejster775/
Feyster774/
Pfester774/
Pfeiter774/
Feshter773/
Visster773/
Vaister772/
Fiejter772/
Fushter772/
Pfizter771/
Fiestte771/
Feester771/
Feitere771/
Feither771/
Faiteur771/
Veister771/
Festeer771/
Feitter771/
Viëster771/
Füszter771/
Fayster771/
Foitier771/
Fischte771/
Fustter771/
Festert770/
Pfistir770/
Festerd770/
Pfieste770/
Pfuster770/
Fishtir770/
Voister770/
Fusteer770/
Fistedt770/
Foither770/
Pfisterová7512/
Faishteher758/
Viste732,282/
Viter731,551/
Fitte73964/
Feste73559/
Feter73544/
Faite73419/
Fites73410/
Fista73283/
Fitje73221/
Fuite73183/
Fiteh73180/
Feite73105/
Fitez73103/
Fiote7382/
Fiete7373/
Fisti7354/
Fäste7319/
Fitir7317/
Fitie7316/
Fitre7313/
Foite738/
Fitea736/
Fiteu734/
Fisty733/
Fitej732/
Fyter732/
Fidte731/
Fyste731/
Fithe731/
Féter731/
Fitet731/
Fitey730/
Feichter712,562/
Pheister7161/
Fiterová7119/
Fuschter7118/
Phiester7117/
Pfeuster7117/
Pfeaster7115/
Feschter719/
Fiterova714/
Fejszter712/
Pffyster711/
Hfeaster711/
Veishter711/
Fhesther711/
Phisther710/
Fitchter710/
Fuesteur710/
Pfeester710/
Feahster710/
Vissther710/
Feusther710/
Fetter6710,015/
Vester677,523/
Fiesta674,727/
Fichte671,330/
Fether67654/
Vitter67492/
Fittje67425/
Fishti67396/
Festeu67353/
Fiette67335/
Fishta67270/
Fayter67233/
Vitier67223/
Fittes67176/
Faisty67175/
Fišteš67167/
Vieter67154/
Veiter67103/
Festge67102/
Vieste6799/
Faisti6781/
Festey6763/
Fistis6763/
Väster6761/
Feyter6750/
Festes6747/
Feitir6744/
Faithe6742/
Festei6741/
Fiotei6738/
Vaiste6738/
Voiter6736/
Feeter6734/
Fiştea6733/
Faaite6731/
Festre6730/
Vuster6727/
Foitte6727/
Fiotte6722/
Viteur6722/
Fišterová6719/
Fistaj6719/
Fajter6718/
Phiter6715/
Fittie6715/
Veiste6715/
Vaiter6714/
Feaste6714/
Fetere6714/
Faiteh6713/
Foitet6712/
Faites6711/
Fiethe6711/
Feitei6710/
Feteer6710/
Faited6710/
Fittge679/
Fithie678/
Faitep678/
Fiesty677/
Fytter677/
Fitess676/
Fidtje675/
Fitieh674/
Feitre674/
Feterr674/
Faitet674/
Festerova673/
Füsterová673/
Fetger673/
Faista673/
Fedter673/
Feites673/
Fustér673/
Faitey673/
Feater672/
Vishte672/
Fetist672/
Fetier672/
Faitte672/
Vistea672/
Fojter672/
Pfeter672/
Fittey671/
Fistha671/
Fested671/
Feuste671/
Fexter671/
Fezter671/
Feisti671/
Foissette671/
Foiteh671/
Feithe671/
Faitje671/
Fietei671/
Pfiete671/
Pfista671/
Voiste671/
Füstér671/
Fušter671/
Fujter671/
Faitea671/
Faităr671/
Feitie671/
Foyste671/
Fiștea671/
Feshte671/
Fistiş671/
Fitère671/
Festep671/
Fitihe671/
Fiteeh671/
Fitrhe671/
Foista671/
Faitee671/
Feista671/
Fuyter670/
Feuter670/
Festet670/
Fehter670/
Foishette670/
Festte670/
Feitge670/

Fister Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fister in the Russian language
Фистерfister-

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