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Where Does The Last Name Mester Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Mester (Arabic: ميستير, Marathi: तेर, Oriya: େମେର, Russian: Местер) is found most frequently in Hungary. It may appear as a variant: Mešter, Meșter, Meşter or Méstèr. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mester? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 38,935^th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 539,578 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Mester are found; 48 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 36 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Mester is also the 164,909^th most frequent first name in the world, borne by 2,085 people.

It is most frequently used in Hungary, where it is held by 4,888 people, or 1 in 2,008. In Hungary it is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 14 percent reside, Pest County, where 13 percent reside and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 13 percent reside. Beside Hungary this surname is found in 61 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Mester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Mester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mester last name expanded 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Mester last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Mester last name are 14.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.38% registered with the political party.

The amount Mester earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.12% less than the national average, earning 328,370 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 74.26% more than the national average, earning R 414,108 per year; in United States they earn 7.16% more than the national average, earning $46,240 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.38% more than the national average, earning $57,822 CAD per year.