Fuster Surname
Approximately 16,809 people bear this surname
Fuster Surname Definition:
Fuster: was the joiner employed on the wooden fabric of a saddle. It is derived from the Old French fust, wood. Sir Jenner Fust’s ancestor must have been a saddler.
Read More About This SurnameFuster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 10,118 | 1:4,621 | 576 |
| Peru | 1,131 | 1:28,103 | 2,937 |
| Argentina | 1,093 | 1:39,107 | 3,279 |
| United States | 724 | 1:500,634 | 42,111 |
| Philippines | 663 | 1:152,697 | 25,404 |
| Dominican Republic | 470 | 1:22,198 | 1,436 |
| Puerto Rico | 439 | 1:8,087 | 456 |
| Cuba | 401 | 1:28,735 | 1,521 |
| Mexico | 349 | 1:355,662 | 7,431 |
| Chile | 341 | 1:51,661 | 2,319 |
| Brazil | 238 | 1:899,472 | 32,278 |
| Switzerland | 236 | 1:34,800 | 5,071 |
| France | 216 | 1:307,513 | 46,888 |
| Uruguay | 81 | 1:42,367 | 4,826 |
| Paraguay | 79 | 1:91,604 | 2,196 |
| Venezuela | 46 | 1:656,610 | 11,395 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Ecuador | 24 | 1:662,744 | 12,125 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Panama | 12 | 1:326,022 | 7,351 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Costa Rica | 11 | 1:434,552 | 3,937 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 22 | 1:2,282,667 | 111,005 |
The alternate forms: Fúster (23), Füster (4), Fustér (3), Fűster (1), Fùster (1), Fušter (1) & Füstér (1) are calculated separately.
Fuster (93) may also be a first name.
Fuster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Fuster: was the joiner employed on the wooden fabric of a saddle. It is derived from the Old French fust, wood. Sir Jenner Fust’s ancestor must have been a saddler.
User-submitted Reference
The Fuster surname means 'carpenter'. It comes from the word fusteria, meaning 'carpentry'. There is also a French word fuste, which means 'log of wood'.
- charlotte.fusterFuster means 'carpenter' in catalan.
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Fuster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Fuster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Fuster occurs in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Fúster, Füster, Fustér, Fűster, Fùster, Fušter or Füstér. For other potential spellings of Fuster click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Fuster? popularity and diffusion
It is the 31,730th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 433,550 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 63 percent of Fuster are found; 60 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 60 percent are found in Iberian Europe. Fuster is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring given name at a global level, held by 93 people.
This last name is most frequent in Spain, where it is borne by 10,118 people, or 1 in 4,621. In Spain it is most frequent in: Valencian Community, where 49 percent reside, Balearic Islands, where 20 percent reside and Catalonia, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Spain it exists in 49 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 7 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.
Fuster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Fuster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fuster last name grew 3,291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 3,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Fuster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Fuster last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Fuster earn in different countries varies significantly. In Peru they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning S/. 20,412 per year; in United States they earn 15.63% more than the national average, earning $49,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.97% less than the national average, earning $44,728 CAD per year.
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