Glester Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Glester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Glester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
England81:6,964,757184,742
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Glester (188) may also be a first name.

Glester Last Name Facts

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

Glester occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Glester? popularity and diffusion

The last name Glester is the 2,689,253rd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Glester live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America. Glester is also the 663,277th most commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 188 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States Glester is most frequent in: Florida, where 44 percent live, Illinois, where 26 percent live and North Carolina, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent live and Jamaica, where 2 percent live.

Glester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Glester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Glester surname grew 4,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Glester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Glester last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Glester earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.69% less than the national average, earning $36,380 USD per year.

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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 Glester
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