Kosters Surname

196,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Kosters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kosters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,4271:11,8341,670
United States5271:687,77854,603
Belgium361:319,35136,407
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

The alternate forms: Kösters (5,256) are calculated separately.

Kosters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kosters is found most in The Netherlands. It may also appear as a variant: Kösters. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kosters? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kosters is the 196,647th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,419,778 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Kosters reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 70 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,427 people, or 1 in 11,834. In The Netherlands Kosters is mostly concentrated in: Overijssel, where 34 percent are found, Gelderland, where 14 percent are found and North Brabant, where 12 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Belgium, where 2 percent are found.

Kosters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kosters has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,351 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kosters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kosters are 39.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 86.73% being registered to vote for the party.

Kosters earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning $52,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kösters955,256/
Koesters93793/
Koisters931/
Koters922/
Kusters865,230/
Kouters86493/
Costers86490/
Kesters86345/
Kotters8684/
Kotiers8624/
Kostors8616/
Kasters866/
Kostars862/
Kothers860/
Keusters80188/
Kuysters80116/
Koitters801/
Coesters801/
Katers77472/
Coters771/
Kuijsters75287/
Custers713,266/
Casters71644/
Keuters71151/
Cüsters71111/
Cotters7154/
Cösters7131/
Katerås7113/
Kathers719/
Couters715/
Khaters714/
Cooters712/
Costars711/
Ķesters711/
Cothers711/
Coterst710/
Katters710/
Ceusters67889/
Cottiers6759/
Quasters6733/
Katterås677/
Couthers674/
Castersz673/
Cootters670/

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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 Kosters
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