174.67 ^cm

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

Kister (Russian: Кистер) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Kíster. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 99,900^th most commonly used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,539,731 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kister are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 33 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kister is also the 131,045^th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 3,039 people.

The surname Kister is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,578 people, or 1 in 51,017. In Germany Kister is most numerous in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent live, Hesse, where 23 percent live and Thuringia, where 15 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and France, where 13 percent live.

Kister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Kister Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kister surname is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Kister last name are 18.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.78% registered with the 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.