Keister Surname

50,051st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,263 people bear this surname

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

Keister Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Keister Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0081:72,3768,365
Sierra Leone4,6711:1,518276
Namibia2921:8,2511,594
South Africa1141:475,24339,351
Poland941:404,34843,186
Israel441:194,49219,021
England151:3,714,537119,675
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1581:43,3675,042

Keister (94) may also be a first name.

Keister Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keister is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keister? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,051st most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 710,080 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Keister are found; 46 percent are found in West Africa and 46 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Keister is also the 980,251st most numerous first name at a global level It is held by 94 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 5,008 people, or 1 in 72,376. In The United States Keister is most frequent in: Ohio, where 9 percent are found, Virginia, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Sierra Leone, where 46 percent are found and Namibia, where 3 percent are found.

Keister Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keister has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keister last name grew 432 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keister Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keister surname are 23.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.33% being registered with the party.

The amount Keister earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.62% less than the national average, earning R 136,368 per year; in United States they earn 1.4% less than the national average, earning $42,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 39.54% more than the national average, earning $69,330 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keistere9336/
Keijster931/
Keistter930/
Keisterd930/
Kester9213,006/
Kister924,733/
Koester8613,920/
Kuester863,467/
Kiester86904/
Keyster86624/
Keaster86342/
Kestere86195/
Keester86184/
Kishter8683/
Kaister8670/
Kuister8643/
Keshter8626/
Kestier8618/
Kaester8613/
Keuster8612/
Kejster8612/
Kiszter8610/
Kioster865/
Kisther864/
Kistter863/
Kisster863/
Khester862/
Kistere862/
Keszter862/
Khister861/
Kestter861/
Kezster861/
Kgester861/
Koister861/
Ckister861/
Kesther861/
Kesster860/
Kesteir860/
Kesterd860/
Keizter860/
Kisteer860/
Kuehster8047/
Kaiszter8013/
Keshtehr8012/
Queister804/
Kaesther802/
Kiestier801/
Koestter801/
Keichter801/
Kouester801/
Kuestter801/
Cheister800/
Kuyister800/
Keusster800/
Koesteer800/
Koesster800/
Kaster774,328/
Cester772,601/
Cister77640/
Kyster77590/
Kestir77184/
Käster7727/
Kestre773/
Kixter772/
Kezter771/
Kíster771/
Kistir771/
Kizter771/
Kistre770/
Kisterová7514/
Kisterova756/
Kesterová753/
Kesterova751/
Chester7135,398/
Kayster71893/
Quester71767/
Coester71694/
Kechter71502/
Caister71373/
Chister7150/
Ceuster7148/
Kastert7138/
Cijster7130/
Quister7123/
Kastier7112/
Kastere717/
Kichter717/
Kashter716/
Khaster716/
Kyoster715/
Kasther715/
Kasxter715/
Ceyster714/
Kauster712/
Qaister712/
Khistre712/
Ķestere712/
Khestre711/
Koyster711/
Kasteer711/
Kajster711/
Caester711/
Ciszter711/
Kystere711/
Kuyster711/
Khyster711/
Cistter710/
Kasster710/
Kasteir710/
Koistir710/
Koestir710/
Kastter710/
Questier67317/
Chisdter678/
Quaester676/
Chesster675/
Kasteard672/
Kasthere671/
Ketchter671/
Khauster671/
Cheester671/
Coistier671/
Cheyster671/
Chesther670/
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
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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 Keister
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