Jenster Surname

1,194,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 198 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Jenster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jenster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands921:183,55626,152
Germany571:1,412,37687,104
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Jenster (20) may also be a first name.

Jenster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jenster is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Jenster.

How Common Is The Last Name Jenster? popularity and diffusion

Jenster is the 1,194,481st most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 36,805,787 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Jenster live; 81 percent live in Western Europe and 81 percent live in Germanic Europe. Jenster is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 92 people, or 1 in 183,556. In The Netherlands Jenster is primarily found in: Utrecht, where 25 percent reside, North Holland, where 22 percent reside and South Holland, where 21 percent reside. Not including The Netherlands this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent reside and Denmark, where 13 percent reside.

Jenster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jenster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jenster last name expanded 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Enster9227/
Genster86262/
Senster8677/
Jensted8614/
Henster864/
Yenster861/
Enste83618/
Jenstead8028/
Seenster807/
Djenstir801/
Geinster801/
Heinster800/
Jemste771/
Hjemsæter7519/
Henshtter751/
Ginster71510/
Enshtey713/
Hjemsæther711/
Jüncter711/
Hinster711/
Hemster711/
Censtir710/
Sinster710/
Yencter710/
Jnsdttir67245/
Hjemsted6714/
Jemstedt677/
Jönstedt675/
Hemsæter673/
Ensti671/
Sinnster670/
Heamster670/
Scencter670/

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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 Jenster
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