Gester Surname
Approximately 852 people bear this surname
Gester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 308 | 1:261,381 | 27,997 |
| France | 192 | 1:345,952 | 52,007 |
| United States | 126 | 1:2,876,658 | 169,773 |
| Sweden | 83 | 1:118,636 | 8,469 |
| Belgium | 56 | 1:205,297 | 26,724 |
| South Africa | 38 | 1:1,425,729 | 75,291 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Namibia | 4 | 1:602,350 | 12,421 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
The alternate forms: Gestèr (1) are calculated separately.
Gester (1,096) may also be a first name.
Gester Demographics
Average Gester Salary in
United States
$52,760 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gester Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gester (Russian: Гестер) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Gestèr. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Gester? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gester is the 409,925th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,553,458 people. The surname Gester occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Gester are found; 63 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Gester is also the 241,052nd most prevalent first name in the world It is held by 1,096 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 308 people, or 1 in 261,381. In Germany Gester is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 60 percent reside, Saxony, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 7 percent reside. Barring Germany this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in France, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.
Gester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gester surname expanded 125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 111 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Gester last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Gester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 35.57% less than the national average, earning R 153,108 per year and in United States they earn 22.27% more than the national average, earning $52,760 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gester in the Russian language | ||
| Гестер | gester | - |
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Gester Reference & Research
Jester DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Jester FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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 Gester
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis