Meester Surname

113,589th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meester Surname User-submission:

Meester is a Dutch and Flemish surname that means an expert or a master in his/her craft or work.

Meester Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,8871:5,849631
United States8471:427,93336,971
Canada841:438,63838,170
Belgium701:164,23822,550
Australia431:627,80744,139
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
England71:7,959,723202,100
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
France31:22,140,907385,998
China31:455,773,85521,925
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Meester (63) may also be a first name.

Meester Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Meester is a Dutch and Flemish surname that means an expert or a master in his/her craft or work.

- amaniguzel

Meester Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meester (Arabic: ميستر) is most common in The Netherlands. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meester? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 113,589th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,789,672 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Meester reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 73 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,234,572nd most commonly occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 63 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,887 people, or 1 in 5,849. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Holland, where 33 percent are found, Friesland, where 12 percent are found and South Holland, where 11 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Meester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meester has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 2,491 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meester Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meester last name are 35.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Meester earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.69% less than the national average, earning R 74,412 per year; in United States they earn 8.64% more than the national average, earning $46,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.71% more than the national average, earning $54,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meyester931/
Meestier930/
Mester9213,506/
Meeter92442/
Meister8645,048/
Meyster86315/
Maester86281/
Meshter86140/
Miester86120/
Moester8696/
Mestere8664/
Mestier8640/
Meether8640/
Meszter8639/
Meeteer8635/
Mejster8627/
Measter869/
Medster864/
Muester863/
Mesther863/
Mhester862/
Meestes862/
Messter861/
Meestre861/
Meeterd861/
Meuster861/
Meetear860/
Mestter860/
Meeteur860/
Meetier860/
Myester860/
Meter833,374/
Meste83244/
Meete8335/
Meschter80256/
Meiszter80203/
Meistere80141/
Meijster80132/
Majester8032/
Mayester8012/
Mehestre806/
Maiester802/
Meiister801/
Meiseter801/
Moesther801/
Meshther801/
Miesther801/
Miestier800/
Messtier800/
Master7746,258/
Mestre7736,079/
Mister774,462/
Meetei773,257/
Moster772,888/
Meuter772,108/
Metter771,079/
Metier77565/
Mether77558/
Mehter77482/
Meteer77469/
Mešter77419/
Meteur77379/
Myster77229/
Meiste77191/
Meiter77156/
Mestes77153/
Metger77116/
Meșter77103/
Meetre7798/
Metere7795/
Mestey7781/
Meşter7778/
Meshte7759/
Mehete7735/
Mested7726/
Mesthe7724/
Mexter7723/
Metste7719/
Mejter7715/
Mieter7715/
Mheter7714/
Meetee7712/
Mestet7710/
Metert7710/
Me'ete779/
Meetep778/
Metear777/
Mäster777/
Mestez775/
Meater774/
Möster774/
Mestir773/
Meetez773/
Meetes773/
Meesti773/
Meette772/
Mestei772/
Meeted772/
Meesta771/
Meetey771/
Meethe771/
Mieste771/
Meyter771/
Mesteu771/
Meteir771/
Meuste771/
Meûter771/
Meterz771/
Metest771/
Meetea771/
Meeteh771/
Mestie770/
Mestee770/
Mesterová7562/
Moeschter7542/
Mesterova7529/
Mayesterz757/
Mehetther751/
Majestert751/
Meischter751/
Meesettee751/
Mete7374,861/
Maister711,466/
Mechter711,165/
Mayster71717/
Meystre71596/
Mettier71421/
Mettert71385/
Metteer71366/
Majster71168/
Metherd71135/
Meistre71133/
Miether71131/
Moister71107/
Meuther7196/
Mostier7195/
Metteur7189/
Mouster7186/
Meitert7178/
Meethep7171/
Meisterová7170/
Masther7167/
Mistere7163/
Meither7141/
Meatere7140/
Mystere7140/
Moyster7139/
Mastier7134/
Mettger7131/
Meistes7127/
Methere7117/
Misster7116/
Methier7114/
Mettere7113/
Mauster7112/
Mjøster7112/
Mistier7110/
Masster719/
Maaster716/
Mishter715/
Mhestre714/
Meastes714/
Misther714/
Meztger714/
Meyther714/
Meutter713/
Meutier713/
Meethet713/
Mastter712/
Meisted712/
Mhetter712/
Mashter712/
Mehette712/
Mosther712/
Meshterova712/
Medther712/
Meteurr712/
Meather711/
Meateer711/
Meastre711/
Meshtir711/
Mheater711/
Mheetre711/
Mhetere711/
Mosster711/
Mestrre711/
Mezther711/
Mietter711/
Mehesty711/
Mestire711/
Meterre711/
Masteur711/
Mesthet711/
Medtere711/
Meetest711/
Meystee710/
Meitter710/
Mexzter710/
Methger710/
Meistir710/
Mettest710/
Mysther710/
Muister710/
Mestead710/
Misterd710/
Mistter710/
Mestair710/
Meite6732,036/
Mesta6710,361/
Mette676,527/
Miete673,694/
Miste671,716/
Miter671,411/
Metet671,245/
Metir67777/
Mesti67648/
Metea67626/
Meeta67501/
Mhete67495/
Metes67437/
Meteh67332/
Moustier67312/
Möschter67270/
Metei67239/
Meute67184/
Metee67172/
Meteu67129/
Metey6778/
Metez6757/
Meyte6757/
Mejstedt6750/
Mäter6750/
Meystedt6744/
Meteş6738/
Misstear6736/
Meterova6728/
Mehte6728/
Meteš6726/
Myter6723/
Mesty6720/
Mosæther6716/
Meate6714/
Meïte6711/
Moschter679/
Majszter678/
Mehastre675/
Meşte675/
Meety674/
Meted673/
Myste673/
Mmete672/
Mhehetre672/
Meiterth672/
Mgete672/
Metep672/
Maystert671/
Majister671/
Medte671/
Mehehtre671/
Mehethre671/
Mijister671/
Meittier671/
Moheethe671/
Hmete671/
Meateare671/
Misterre671/
Mesté671/
Metej671/
Meteň671/
Meteș671/
Mysthere671/
Maisther671/
Missteer670/
Meethire670/
Mezzstte670/
Metthier670/

Meester Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Meester in the Arabic language
ميسترmystr-

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