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
Average Kuster Salary in
United States
$46,672 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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 held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Küster, Kušter or Kűster. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kuster? popularity and diffusion
Kuster is the 28,856th most frequently occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 391,593 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Kuster reside; 48 percent reside in Western Europe and 41 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 69 people.
It is most frequent in Brazil, where it is held by 5,495 people, or 1 in 38,958. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Espírito Santo, where 36 percent live, Santa Catarina, where 31 percent live and Paraná, where 12 percent live. Other than Brazil this last name occurs in 62 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Kuster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kuster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kuster surname grew 404 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 464 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kuster Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kuster last name are 17.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.71% registered to vote for the political 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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