Meisters Surname

421,345th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 823 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Latvia

Meisters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meisters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany3951:203,81123,311
Netherlands2021:83,60013,946
Latvia991:20,7083,122
Belgium521:221,08928,230
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
France121:5,535,227269,324
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Meisters Last Name Facts

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

The surname Meisters occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meisters? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 421,345th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 8,854,855 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Meisters reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 395 people, or 1 in 203,811. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 92 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent reside and Bavaria, where 2 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 25 percent reside and Latvia, where 12 percent reside.

Meisters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Meisters has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Meisters surname rose 292 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Meisters Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Meisters surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Meisters earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 20.89% more than the national average, earning $52,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.06% less than the national average, earning $41,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meissters9414/
Mesters93491/
Misters93138/
Meiters9328/
Meesters883,069/
Mijsters8865/
Meysters8821/
Meistars886/
Maesters881/
Maisters881/
Meithers880/
Meters8678/
Miters860/
Mayisters825/
Mayesters821/
Maisterrs821/
Masters8056,531/
Metters801,081/
Meuters8094/
Mestars8058/
Mueters8029/
Meeters8029/
Methers8024/
Mithers8022/
Maeters8016/
Muiters8014/
Mitters808/
Meyters802/
Medters801/
Mysters801/
Másters801/
Mitiers801/
Mistars801/
Mieters800/
Muijters7565/
Massters753/
Meutters751/
Mastersh751/
Meathers750/
Muethers750/
Masterrs750/
Meetiers750/
Maters71946/
Maiastars711/
Moustiers711/
Mathers6713,744/
Matters67224/
Muyters67106/
Mastors6739/
Mastars6717/
Materse673/
Mythers672/
Matears671/
Matiers671/
Mauters671/
Metoirs671/

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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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  • 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 Meisters
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