Mester Surname
Approximately 13,506 people bear this surname
Mester Surname Definition:
(German) One who was master of a trade; a learned person or teacher; an artist.
Mester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 4,888 | 1:2,008 | 225 |
| Germany | 3,690 | 1:21,817 | 2,892 |
| United States | 1,752 | 1:206,883 | 20,278 |
| Romania | 1,425 | 1:14,090 | 1,812 |
| Morocco | 443 | 1:77,824 | 13,257 |
| Indonesia | 189 | 1:699,731 | 54,319 |
| Canada | 107 | 1:344,351 | 31,229 |
| Turkey | 104 | 1:748,283 | 37,471 |
| Slovakia | 104 | 1:51,312 | 9,874 |
| Brazil | 93 | 1:2,301,875 | 71,238 |
| Australia | 78 | 1:346,099 | 29,260 |
| England | 65 | 1:857,201 | 45,134 |
| Belgium | 60 | 1:191,611 | 25,371 |
| France | 59 | 1:1,125,809 | 120,603 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Argentina | 44 | 1:971,441 | 61,182 |
| Spain | 36 | 1:1,298,668 | 42,856 |
| Netherlands | 31 | 1:544,748 | 49,659 |
| Denmark | 25 | 1:225,789 | 17,947 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Austria | 24 | 1:354,810 | 38,119 |
| Switzerland | 24 | 1:342,205 | 26,446 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Moldova | 16 | 1:222,586 | 20,292 |
| Ireland | 13 | 1:362,226 | 14,761 |
| Poland | 12 | 1:3,167,396 | 120,990 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Uruguay | 8 | 1:428,970 | 23,885 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Israel | 7 | 1:1,222,519 | 68,299 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Serbia | 3 | 1:2,381,649 | 30,913 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Tuvalu | 1 | 1:11,188 | 103 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 162 | 1:309,992 | 24,444 |
The alternate forms: Mešter (419), Meșter (103), Meşter (78) & Méstèr (1) are calculated separately.
Mester (2,085) may also be a first name.
Mester Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) One who was master of a trade; a learned person or teacher; an artist.
Mester Demographics
Mester Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Mester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mester Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mester (Arabic: ميستير, Marathi: तेर, Oriya: େମେର, Russian: Местер) is held by more people in Hungary than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as: Mešter, Meșter, Meşter or Méstèr. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mester? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 38,935th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 539,578 people. Mester is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Mester reside; 48 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 36 percent reside in Hungaro-Europe. Mester is also the 164,909th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 2,085 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Hungary, where it is carried by 4,888 people, or 1 in 2,008. In Hungary Mester is mostly concentrated in: Budapest, where 14 percent reside, Pest County, where 13 percent reside and Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, where 13 percent reside. Barring Hungary it occurs in 61 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 27 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.
Mester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Mester has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,081 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Mester Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Mester surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Mester last name are 14.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.38% being registered to vote for 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mester in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେର | emera | - |
| Mester in the Marathi language | ||
| तेर | tera | - |
| Mester in the Russian language | ||
| Местер | mester | - |
| Mester in the Arabic language | ||
| ميستير | mystyr | - |
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