Meesters Surname

144,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,069 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meesters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meesters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,1581:7,825956
Belgium4831:23,8033,750
Germany2451:328,59432,651
Canada811:454,88439,362
France411:1,620,066149,911
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Liechtenstein41:9,5941,348
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Meesters Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meesters is found most in The Netherlands. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meesters? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 144,713th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 2,374,567 people. Meesters is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Meesters reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 92 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Meesters is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,158 people, or 1 in 7,825. In The Netherlands Meesters is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 39 percent live, South Holland, where 13 percent live and Limburg, where 10 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 24 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Meesters Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Meesters earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.46% less than the national average, earning $40,792 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mesters93491/
Meeters9329/
Meisters88823/
Meysters8821/
Maesters881/
Meetiers880/
Meters8678/
Meissters8214/
Mayesters821/
Masters8056,531/
Metters801,081/
Misters80138/
Mosters80123/
Meuters8094/
Mestars8058/
Meiters8028/
Methers8024/
Meyters802/
Medters801/
Mysters801/
Mieters800/
Mijsters7565/
Meistars756/
Massters753/
Maisters751/
Mastersh751/
Meutters751/
Masterrs750/
Meithers750/
Meathers750/
Mayisters715/
Moustiers711/
Maisterrs711/
Miters710/
Muyters67106/
Mastors6739/
Mithers6722/
Mastars6717/
Muiters6714/
Mitters678/
Mythers672/
Mostars671/
Mitiers671/
Mistars671/
Metoirs671/
Muijters6365/
Maythers638/
Mostairs631/
Methirst500/

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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
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  • 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 Meesters
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