Mestayer Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Mestayer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mestayer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4531:800,13061,707
France1301:510,94471,022
Nicaragua411:146,8562,200
Costa Rica291:164,8302,283
Honduras131:678,1883,875
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales61:261,4039,165
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:1,255,46770,036

Mestayer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mestayer is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mestayer? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 493,936th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,893,193 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Mestayer are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 453 people, or 1 in 800,130. In The United States Mestayer is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 58 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Mississippi, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 19 percent live and Nicaragua, where 6 percent live.

Mestayer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mestayer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Mestayer last name increased 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mestayer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mestayer surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered with the party.

Mestayer earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.41% more than the national average, earning $48,936 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Metayer937,899/
Mestyer931/
Mettayer8832/
Methayer882/
Mastayer882/
Meytayer881/
Mestoyer881/
Mesteyer880/
Metyer863/
Metaer863/
Metayr861/
Metoyer802,972/
Meteyer80657/
Métayer80177/
Metauer8042/
Mestier8040/
Mettyer806/
Metayor803/
Metayar802/
Mistaer802/
Metaier802/
Metajer801/
Mestair800/
Metayerová783/
Metayerova781/
Mettauer75254/
Mostajer7543/
Mistajer7511/
Maistyer754/
Mettoyer753/
Metheyer753/
Meteyere751/
Meestier750/
Messtier750/
Mittayer750/
Metier71565/
Meteer71469/
Meteur71379/
Metair71208/
Metear717/
Mostaajer711/
Miethauer711/
Meteir711/
Messtouer711/
Metoer710/
Meithauer710/
Mestour675,661/
Mettier67421/
Metteer67366/
Metteur6789/
Meeteer6735/
Meteier6727/
Mitauer6720/
Methier6714/
Méteyer6711/
Mistier6710/
Mytauer677/
Métoyer672/
Meteurr672/
Mitayar671/
Meateer671/
Masteur671/
Météyer671/
Metoeyr671/
Mettaur671/
Mastair671/
Methuer671/
Metheur671/
Mastuyr671/
Metower671/
Meetear670/
Mitoyer670/
Meeteur670/
Meetier670/

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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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  • 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 Mestayer
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