Köster Surname
Approximately 32,664 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 31,911 | 1:2,523 | 244 |
| Estonia | 234 | 1:5,649 | 626 |
| Sweden | 174 | 1:56,591 | 4,381 |
| Netherlands | 85 | 1:198,673 | 27,603 |
| Switzerland | 60 | 1:136,882 | 13,375 |
| South Africa | 41 | 1:1,321,407 | 72,211 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Finland | 28 | 1:196,311 | 16,703 |
| Denmark | 28 | 1:201,597 | 16,538 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Peru | 15 | 1:2,118,942 | 25,723 |
| Norway | 12 | 1:428,524 | 37,411 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
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'.
- mkoester1994Köster Demographics
Average Köster Salary in
Norway
364,351 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Köster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Köster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Köster is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Koster, Kõster or Köşter. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Köster? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 16,992nd most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 223,106 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Köster are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Köster is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used given name on earth It is held by 16 people.
Köster is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 31,911 people, or 1 in 2,523. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 44 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 7 percent reside. Besides Germany it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 1 percent reside and Sweden, where 1 percent reside.
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koster | 94 | 34,828 | / |
| Kõster | 94 | 23 | / |
| Köşter | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kösster | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kester | 83 | 13,006 | / |
| Kaster | 83 | 4,328 | / |
| Cöster | 83 | 403 | / |
| Käster | 83 | 27 | / |
| Koester | 77 | 13,920 | / |
| Keester | 77 | 184 | / |
| Kuister | 77 | 43 | / |
| Khoster | 77 | 29 | / |
| Keshter | 77 | 26 | / |
| Kestier | 77 | 18 | / |
| Kkoster | 77 | 15 | / |
| Kaester | 77 | 13 | / |
| Kastier | 77 | 12 | / |
| Keuster | 77 | 12 | / |
| Khaster | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kashter | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kasther | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kosteer | 77 | 3 | / |
| Khester | 77 | 2 | / |
| Keszter | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kesther | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kestter | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kezster | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kosther | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kasteer | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kesster | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kostier | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kesteir | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kasster | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kasteir | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kostter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kastter | 77 | 0 | / |
| Khoshter | 71 | 412 | / |
| Keshtehr | 71 | 12 | / |
| Koestier | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kaesther | 71 | 2 | / |
| Koestter | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keusster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koesteer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Koesster | 71 | 0 | / |
| Coster | 67 | 9,048 | / |
| Caster | 67 | 5,844 | / |
| Kestir | 67 | 184 | / |
| Kostyr | 67 | 90 | / |
| Kastir | 67 | 40 | / |
| Kostir | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kozter | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kezter | 67 | 1 | / |
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