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

Kister (Russian: Кистер) is found in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Kíster. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 99,900^th most frequent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,539,731 people. The last name occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name on earth, borne by 3,039 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 1,578 people, or 1 in 51,017. In Germany Kister is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 27 percent are found, Hesse, where 23 percent are found and Thuringia, where 15 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Kister Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Kister has changed over time. 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 adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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 national average, with 64.78% registered with 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.