Köster Surname

16,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,664 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Köster Surname User-submission:

The Köster surname has two possible origins.

1. From German Küster, meaning 'sacristan'.

2. From German Köttner or Kötter, meaning 'someone who lives on a cottage'.

Köster Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany31,9111:2,523244
Estonia2341:5,649626
Sweden1741:56,5914,381
Netherlands851:198,67327,603
Switzerland601:136,88213,375
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Austria321:266,10730,958
Finland281:196,31116,703
Denmark281:201,59716,538
Turkey161:4,863,839107,230
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Norway121:428,52437,411
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
France11:66,422,722504,397
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
England11:55,718,059489,080
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
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The alternate forms: Koster (34,828), Kõster (23) & Köşter (1) are calculated separately.

Köster (16) may also be a first name.

Köster Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Köster surname has two possible origins.

1. From German Küster, meaning 'sacristan'.

2. From German Köttner or Kötter, meaning 'someone who lives on a cottage'.

- mkoester1994
DNA test information
Display Statistics on:
  • Average Salary in:
    Norway

Köster Demographics

Average Köster Salary in
Norway

364,351 kr

Per year
Rank:
19,703 of 73,091
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000420397
Rank: 26,427 of 73,091
Percentage of national average salary:
105.28%
Sample size: 9 (2014)

Average Salary in
Norway

346,080 kr

Per year
Per month:
28,840 kr
Per week:
6,409 kr
Per day:
948 kr

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Köster Last Name Facts

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

Köster has its highest incidence in Germany. It may occur as a variant: Koster, Kõster or Köşter. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Köster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 16,992nd most widespread family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 223,106 people. Köster occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köster live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Germanic Europe. Köster is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 16 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 31,911 people, or 1 in 2,523. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent are found. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 1 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Köster Last Name Statistics demography

Köster earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning 364,351 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Koster9434,828/
Kõster9423/
Köşter941/
Kösster921/
Kester8313,006/
Kaster834,328/
Cöster83403/
Käster8327/
Koester7713,920/
Keester77184/
Kuister7743/
Khoster7729/
Keshter7726/
Kestier7718/
Kkoster7715/
Kaester7713/
Kastier7712/
Keuster7712/
Khaster776/
Kashter776/
Kasther775/
Kosteer773/
Khester772/
Keszter772/
Kesther771/
Kestter771/
Kezster771/
Kosther771/
Kasteer771/
Kesster770/
Kostier770/
Kesteir770/
Kasster770/
Kasteir770/
Kostter770/
Kastter770/
Khoshter71412/
Keshtehr7112/
Koestier713/
Kaesther712/
Koestter711/
Keusster710/
Koesteer710/
Koesster710/
Coster679,048/
Caster675,844/
Kestir67184/
Kostyr6790/
Kastir6740/
Kostir677/
Kozter671/
Kezter671/
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