Meinster Surname

721,185th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 404 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Meinster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meinster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2331:72,47712,311
United States1241:2,923,056171,801
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Israel121:713,13647,700
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
France61:11,070,454349,096
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Meinster Last Name Facts

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

Meinster is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Meinster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 721,185th most numerous surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 18,038,480 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 61 percent of Meinster live; 60 percent live in Western Europe and 58 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 72,477. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 56 percent are found, North Holland, where 23 percent are found and North Brabant, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Meinster is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent are found and South Africa, where 4 percent are found.

Meinster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meinster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Meinster surname rose 1,771 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meinster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meinster surname are 25.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72.22% being registered with the party.

The amount Meinster earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 3.34% less than the national average, earning R 229,704 per year and in United States they earn 19.72% more than the national average, earning $51,656 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meijnster9416/
Muenster88806/
Mijnster88279/
Moenster88237/
Mainster88120/
Meynster889/
Meunster883/
Moinster882/
Maenster881/
Manster8040/
Maanster7583/
Mounster759/
Majnster755/
Meinjtes751/
Maunster751/
Maynster751/
Meunstir750/
Manste712/
Mansted6740/
Matenstedt673/
Mainsty671/
Metenstett670/
Manstedt6323/
Manstieh631/
Maamster631/
Manstead631/
Mannstedt5939/
Maimstead592/
Mansti5760/
Manstis5310/
Manstit531/
Mansthi531/
Manstay530/
Manchtet502/
Mitenzti501/
Mahansti501/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Meinster
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