Mestern Surname

2,273,756th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 70 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Mestern Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mestern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Mestern Last Name Facts

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

Mestern is found most in South Africa. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Mestern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Mestern reside; 37 percent reside in Southern Africa and 37 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Mestern is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 2,083,758. In South Africa Mestern is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 96 percent are found and Gauteng, where 4 percent are found. Other than South Africa this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Germany, where 13 percent are found.

Mestern Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mestern has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 250 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mestern Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Mestern earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 96.48% more than the national average, earning R 466,908 per year; in United States they earn 32.24% more than the national average, earning $57,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 63.57% more than the national average, earning $81,267 CAD per year.

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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 Mestern
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