Keester Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Keester Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1831:1,980,650127,499
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Keester Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keester is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Keester? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,252,959th most prevalent last name globally, borne by around 1 in 39,606,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Keester are found; 96 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 1,980,650. In The United States Keester is mostly found in: Oklahoma, where 23 percent live, California, where 16 percent live and Iowa, where 11 percent live. Besides The United States Keester is found in one country. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Keester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keester surname increased 458 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Keester last name are 28.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75.51% registered with the party.

Keester earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.79% more than the national average, earning $58,161 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kester9213,006/
Koester8613,920/
Keister8610,263/
Kuester863,467/
Kiester86904/
Keyster86624/
Keaster86342/
Kestere86195/
Keshter8626/
Kestier8618/
Kaester8613/
Keuster8612/
Kejster8612/
Khester862/
Keszter862/
Kestter861/
Kezster861/
Kgester861/
Kesther861/
Kesster860/
Kesteir860/
Kesterd860/
Kuehster8047/
Keistere8036/
Keshtehr8012/
Koestier803/
Kaesther802/
Kiestier801/
Koestter801/
Cheester801/
Keijster801/
Kouester801/
Kuestter801/
Keistter800/
Keusster800/
Koesteer800/
Keisterd800/
Koesster800/
Koster7734,828/
Köster7732,664/
Kister774,733/
Kaster774,328/
Cester772,601/
Kyster77590/
Kestir77184/
Käster7727/
Kõster7723/
Kestre773/
Kezter771/
Kíster771/
Kesterová753/
Kesterova751/
Chester7135,398/
Kayster71893/
Quester71767/
Coester71694/
Kechter71502/
Kishter7183/
Kaister7170/
Ceuster7148/
Kuister7143/
Khoster7129/
Kkoster7115/
Kastier7112/
Kiszter7110/
Kashter716/
Khaster716/
Kyoster715/
Kasther715/
Kioster715/
Kisther714/
Ceyster714/
Kosteer713/
Kistter713/
Kisster713/
Kauster712/
Ķestere712/
Kistere712/
Khister711/
Khestre711/
Koister711/
Koyster711/
Kasteer711/
Kajster711/
Kösster711/
Kosther711/
Caester711/
Kystere711/
Kuyster711/
Ckister711/
Khyster711/
Kostier710/
Kasster710/
Kasteir710/
Kostter710/
Koestir710/
Keizter710/
Kastter710/
Kisteer710/
Khoshter67412/
Questier67317/
Coestier6746/
Kaiszter6713/
Quaester676/
Chesster675/
Queister674/
Ketchter671/
Khauster671/
Keichter671/
Cheyster671/
Chesther670/
Cheister670/
Kuyister670/
Ceastter670/
Questerd670/

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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 Keester
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