Kaster Surname
Approximately 4,328 people bear this surname
Kaster Surname Definition:
(German, Dutch) The manager of a granary; one who made cabinets.
Kaster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,465 | 1:147,042 | 15,175 |
| Germany | 1,078 | 1:74,680 | 9,456 |
| Brazil | 302 | 1:708,855 | 26,015 |
| Denmark | 119 | 1:47,435 | 4,933 |
| Canada | 113 | 1:326,067 | 29,799 |
| Poland | 37 | 1:1,027,263 | 72,414 |
| Netherlands | 37 | 1:456,410 | 45,371 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Indonesia | 19 | 1:6,960,484 | 292,931 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Thailand | 13 | 1:5,433,719 | 375,884 |
| Kazakhstan | 11 | 1:1,607,500 | 79,317 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| South Africa | 6 | 1:9,029,617 | 189,736 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 397 | 1:126,495 | 12,200 |
The alternate forms: Käster (27) are calculated separately.
Kaster (291) may also be a first name.
Kaster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German, Dutch) The manager of a granary; one who made cabinets.
Kaster Demographics
Average Kaster Salary in
United States
$43,933 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kaster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kaster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kaster (Marathi: तेर, Russian: Кастер) is most common in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms: Käster. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kaster? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 107,732nd most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,683,814 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 66 percent of Kaster reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kaster is also the 517,703rd most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 291 people.
This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 2,465 people, or 1 in 147,042. In The United States Kaster is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 14 percent are found, Minnesota, where 9 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 43 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Brazil, where 7 percent are found.
Kaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kaster has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 621 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kaster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kaster last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the party.
The amount Kaster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 80.34% less than the national average, earning R 46,716 per year; in United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.7% more than the national average, earning $55,495 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kaster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kaster in the Marathi language | ||
| तेर | tera | - |
| Kaster in the Russian language | ||
| Кастер | kaster | - |
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Kaster Reference & Research
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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
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