Garster Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Garster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:7,249,179331,838
England201:2,785,90397,972
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland131:287,9409,345
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Garster Last Name Facts

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

Garster is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Garster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,121,169th most widespread family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Garster live; 68 percent live in North America and 68 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 7,249,179. In The United States Garster is primarily found in: Iowa, where 24 percent live, Minnesota, where 14 percent live and Ohio, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States Garster occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Wales, where 6 percent live.

Garster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Garster last name rose 455 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Garster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Garster surname are 37.85% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Garster earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.27% more than the national average, earning $51,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gaerster932/
Arster9237/
Gerster863,712/
Garstea86861/
Harster86321/
Gorster862/
Garsted861/
Gierster8027/
Garstedt8023/
Gaarsted8019/
Gersther807/
Gershter803/
Harrster801/
Garsta7723/
Arcter772/
Gorste771/
Garsty771/
Orster771/
Aarsæther75110/
Gerschter751/
Horster71807/
Garstha7110/
Archter713/
Gharsti711/
Aurstre711/
Garştea711/
Garshti711/
Orshter711/
Garssty710/
Gorcter710/
Gharshti671/
Ghorsted671/
Horstert671/
Gorsti621/
Goursta57578/
Ghorsta571/
Gorstta571/
Ghorshti532/
Gorstich531/
Ghorshta531/
Orsthior531/

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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
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  • 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 Garster
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