Koester Surname

37,825th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,920 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Koester Surname Definition:

(German) One who was an underofficer of a church and had charge of the sacristy and its contents; one who came from Koesten, in Germany.

Koester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,3211:35,1194,385
Germany1,7811:45,2025,933
South Africa6621:81,83910,097
Brazil4761:449,73617,043
Canada3511:104,97311,323
France591:1,125,809120,603
England471:1,185,49155,443
Denmark421:134,39812,049
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Norway101:514,22941,629
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8241:60,9456,695

Koester (36) may also be a first name.

Koester Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who was an underofficer of a church and had charge of the sacristy and its contents; one who came from Koesten, in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Koester Last Name Facts

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

Koester (Georgian: კოესტერ) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Koester? popularity and diffusion

It is the 37,825th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 523,531 people. Koester occurs mostly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Koester live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most common first name world-wide It is held by 36 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 10,321 people, or 1 in 35,119. In The United States it is primarily found in: Illinois, where 15 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Koester is found in 54 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 13 percent live and South Africa, where 5 percent live.

Koester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Koester has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 470 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Koester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Koester surname are 13.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.85% being registered with the political party.

The amount Koester earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.62% less than the national average, earning 298,948 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 43.29% less than the national average, earning R 134,772 per year; in United States they earn 8.18% more than the national average, earning $46,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.54% less than the national average, earning $49,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koestier933/
Koestere931/
Koestter931/
Kouester931/
Koesteer930/
Koesster930/
Koster9234,828/
Kester9213,006/
Keister8610,263/
Kuester863,467/
Kiester86904/
Coester86694/
Keyster86624/
Keaster86342/
Keester86184/
Koszter8685/
Khoster8629/
Keshter8626/
Kestier8618/
Kkoster8615/
Kaester8613/
Keuster8612/
Kejster8612/
Kosteer863/
Khester862/
Keszter862/
Kosterz862/
Kestter861/
Kezster861/
Koister861/
Koyster861/
Kosther861/
Kesther861/
Kesster860/
Kostier860/
Kooster860/
Kesteir860/
Kostter860/
Koestir860/
Khoshter80412/
Kuehster8047/
Coestier8046/
Keistere8036/
Keshtehr8012/
Kooister8010/
Kaesther802/
Keijster801/
Kuestter801/
Keistter800/
Keusster800/
Keisterd800/
Köster7732,664/
Kuster7718,610/
Coster779,048/
Kaster774,328/
Kestir77184/
Kostyr7790/
Käster7727/
Kõster7723/
Kostir777/
Kezter771/
Kozter771/
Khojaster751/
Quoyester751/
Kayster71893/
Quester71767/
Costier71190/
Costeur71182/
Kaister7170/
Ceuster7148/
Kushter7147/
Kuister7143/
Kusther7131/
Küszter7125/
Couster7123/
Kuszter7122/
Kastier7112/
Kashter716/
Khaster716/
Khuster716/
Cosster716/
Kasther715/
Kusster714/
Ceyster714/
Kauster712/
Kustere712/
Kusæter712/
Kustter712/
Costher711/
Kasteer711/
Kajster711/
Kösster711/
Caester711/
Kuyster711/
Kusterd710/
Cooster710/
Kusterz710/
Kasster710/
Kasteir710/
Koistir710/
Keizter710/
Kastter710/
Questier67317/
Coustier67185/
Coustere6775/
Cousteur6724/
Khushter6723/
Kaiszter6713/
Kusæther676/
Quaester676/
Queister674/
Khauster671/
Keichter671/
Kooistre671/
Coistier671/
Cheyster671/
Cheister670/
Kuyister670/
Ceastter670/

Koester Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Koester in the Georgian language
კოესტერkoester-

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