Kuester Surname
Approximately 3,467 people bear this surname
Kuester Surname Definition:
(German) An underofficer of a church who had charge of the sacristy and its contents.
Kuester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,633 | 1:137,660 | 14,386 |
| Brazil | 307 | 1:697,311 | 25,612 |
| Germany | 290 | 1:277,605 | 29,221 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 183 | 1:274,419 | 22,265 |
Kuester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) An underofficer of a church who had charge of the sacristy and its contents.
Kuester Demographics
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Kuester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kuester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kuester is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kuester click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuester? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 130,488th most common surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,101,975 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Kuester reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name Kuester is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,633 people, or 1 in 137,660. In The United States it is primarily found in: Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found, Illinois, where 11 percent are found and Minnesota, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.
Kuester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kuester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuester surname increased 1,439 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kuester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kuester surname are 17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.77% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kuester earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $49,918 CAD per year.
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Kuester Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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