Kuster Surname

28,856th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,610 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Kuster Surname Definition:

(German) An underofficer of a church who had charge of the sacristy and its contents.

Kuster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil5,4951:38,9581,598
Switzerland4,7111:1,743158
United States2,7911:129,86713,693
Netherlands1,5041:11,2281,554
Germany1,1511:69,9448,930
France1,0491:63,3208,671
Austria4091:20,8203,249
Uruguay2221:15,4581,749
Slovenia1951:12,7573,050
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Canada1571:234,68522,439
South Africa1471:368,55633,364
Argentina1291:331,34426,182
England511:1,092,51152,584
Liechtenstein341:1,129130
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Paraguay301:241,2254,203
Aruba281:3,696529
Suriname261:21,2544,689
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Hungary231:426,79528,704
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Italy201:3,057,83499,174
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Qatar121:196,50026,891
El Salvador111:576,7173,120
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6911:72,6757,795

The alternate forms: Küster (14,107), Kušter (710) & Kűster (2) are calculated separately.

Kuster (69) may also be a first name.

Kuster 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.

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

Kuster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuster (Russian: Кустер) is most common in Brazil. It may also appear as a variant: Küster, Kušter or Kűster. For other potential spellings of Kuster click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,856th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 391,593 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Kuster are found; 48 percent are found in Western Europe and 41 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Kuster is also the 1,171,416th most frequently used first name throughout the world It is held by 69 people.

The last name Kuster is most frequent in Brazil, where it is carried by 5,495 people, or 1 in 38,958. In Brazil Kuster is most common in: Espírito Santo, where 36 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 31 percent are found and Paraná, where 12 percent are found. Excluding Brazil it occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Kuster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kuster has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 464 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kuster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuster surname are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kuster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.16% more than the national average, earning $46,672 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.4% less than the national average, earning $48,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Küster9414,107/
Kušter94710/
Kűster942/
Kuester923,467/
Kushter9247/
Kuister9243/
Kusther9231/
Kuszter9222/
Keuster9212/
Khuster926/
Kusster924/
Kustter922/
Kusæter922/
Kustere922/
Kauster922/
Kuyster921/
Kusterz920/
Kusterd920/
Kuehster8647/
Khushter8623/
Kusæther866/
Kuestter861/
Khauster861/
Kuestier861/
Keusster860/
Koster8334,828/
Custer8315,309/
Kister834,733/
Kustre8345/
Kuzter832/
Kustir831/
Kusterová805/
Kusterova803/
Koester7713,920/
Kiester77904/
Koszter7785/
Kishter7783/
Ceuster7748/
Khoster7729/
Küszter7725/
Couster7723/
Quister7723/
Kkoster7715/
Kiszter7710/
Kushtyr777/
Kuchter775/
Kisther774/
Causter774/
Kistter773/
Kisster773/
Kosteer773/
Custerd772/
Kosterz772/
Custier771/
Custear771/
Ckister771/
Khister771/
Custter771/
Kosther771/
Kustire771/
Kostter770/
Kooster770/
Kostier770/
Kisteer770/
Kushterova751/
Khoshter71412/
Coustier71185/
Coustere7175/
Cousteur7124/
Caustier7123/
Causteur713/
Custeard711/
Koestter711/
Koesteer710/
Koesster710/
Coster679,048/
Kostyr6790/
Kuštre6776/
Cüster6732/
Coustheur6722/
Kostir677/
Küsterová671/
Kušterová671/
Kizter671/
Kistir671/
Kozter671/
Cuzter670/
Custir670/

Kuster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuster in the Russian language
Кустерkuster-

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Kuster Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kuster
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