Maester Surname
Approximately 281 people bear this surname
Maester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 263 | 1:813,971 | 29,498 |
| United States | 7 | 1:51,779,848 | 968,877 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
The alternate forms: Maéster (1) are calculated separately.
Maester (50) may also be a first name.
Maester Demographics
Average Maester Salary in
United States
$47,667 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Maester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Maester Come From? nationality or country of origin
Maester (Russian: Маестер) is held by more people in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Maéster. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Maester? popularity and diffusion
The surname Maester is the 935,326th most common family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,934,327 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Maester live; 95 percent live in South America and 94 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,412,538th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 50 people.
Maester is most commonly used in Brazil, where it is held by 263 people, or 1 in 813,971. In Brazil Maester is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 58 percent live, Mato Grosso, where 19 percent live and Paraná, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent live and Israel, where 1 percent live.
Maester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Maester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Maester last name contracted 30 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Maester Last Name Statistics demography
Maester earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.47% more than the national average, earning $47,667 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Maester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maester in the Russian language | ||
| Маестер | maester | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maester
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