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 surname Meesters is most common in The Netherlands. It may appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Meesters.

How Common Is The Last Name Meesters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 144,713th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,374,567 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Meesters are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Meesters is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,158 people, or 1 in 7,825. In The Netherlands Meesters is most common in: North Brabant, where 39 percent are found, South Holland, where 13 percent are found and Limburg, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands Meesters is found in 24 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 16 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

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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