Kuster Surname
Approximately 18,610 people bear this surname
Kuster Surname Definition:
(German) An underofficer of a church who had charge of the sacristy and its contents.
Kuster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5,495 | 1:38,958 | 1,598 |
| Switzerland | 4,711 | 1:1,743 | 158 |
| United States | 2,791 | 1:129,867 | 13,693 |
| Netherlands | 1,504 | 1:11,228 | 1,554 |
| Germany | 1,151 | 1:69,944 | 8,930 |
| France | 1,049 | 1:63,320 | 8,671 |
| Austria | 409 | 1:20,820 | 3,249 |
| Uruguay | 222 | 1:15,458 | 1,749 |
| Slovenia | 195 | 1:12,757 | 3,050 |
| Australia | 158 | 1:170,859 | 17,509 |
| Canada | 157 | 1:234,685 | 22,439 |
| South Africa | 147 | 1:368,556 | 33,364 |
| Argentina | 129 | 1:331,344 | 26,182 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Liechtenstein | 34 | 1:1,129 | 130 |
| Spain | 33 | 1:1,416,728 | 44,772 |
| Paraguay | 30 | 1:241,225 | 4,203 |
| Aruba | 28 | 1:3,696 | 529 |
| Suriname | 26 | 1:21,254 | 4,689 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Belgium | 24 | 1:479,027 | 47,365 |
| Hungary | 23 | 1:426,795 | 28,704 |
| Jamaica | 23 | 1:124,780 | 4,616 |
| Mexico | 21 | 1:5,910,772 | 31,438 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Italy | 20 | 1:3,057,834 | 99,174 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Chile | 12 | 1:1,468,040 | 24,959 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| El Salvador | 11 | 1:576,717 | 3,120 |
| Greece | 9 | 1:1,231,088 | 85,267 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Ukraine | 6 | 1:7,587,116 | 277,111 |
| Croatia | 5 | 1:845,721 | 48,179 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 691 | 1:72,675 | 7,795 |
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.
Kuster Demographics
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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
Kuster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kuster in the Russian language | ||
| Кустер | kuster | - |
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Kuster Reference & Research
Custer FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Custer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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