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Where Does The Last Name Kister Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Kister (Russian: Кистер) is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Kíster. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kister? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Kister is the 99,900^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,539,731 people. The last name Kister occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kister live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 33 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 131,045^th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,039 people.

The surname Kister is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 1,578 people, or 1 in 51,017. In Germany Kister is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Hesse, where 23 percent live and Thuringia, where 15 percent live. Other than Germany Kister exists in 39 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Kister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kister has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kister surname rose 321 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 525 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kister Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kister surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States Kister are 18.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.78% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kister earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 133.31% more than the national average, earning R 554,436 per year; in United States they earn 6.76% more than the national average, earning $46,066 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.2% less than the national average, earning $44,616 CAD per year.