Mestre Surname

15,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,079 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Portugal

Mestre Surname User-submission:

The surname means 'teacher' or 'master' in Catalan.

Mestre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain7,1561:6,533812
Portugal6,6621:1,564232
France4,6141:14,3961,498
Angola3,5491:7,605975
Cuba3,4691:3,322441
Brazil1,9101:112,0814,232
Colombia1,7851:26,7641,810
Argentina1,6381:26,0952,202
United States1,3721:264,18324,894
Venezuela8141:37,1062,100
Mexico5531:224,4605,776
Gabon3541:5,337981
Chile3371:52,2742,335
Dominican Republic2391:43,6522,309
Italy2391:255,88634,103
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Switzerland1231:66,7728,098
Uruguay1131:30,3703,497
New Caledonia1041:2,656326
England1021:546,25533,762
Belgium981:117,31317,342
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Canada811:454,88439,362
Puerto Rico701:50,7161,145
Peru551:577,89315,104
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Australia321:843,61652,533
Ecuador261:611,76311,738
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
India181:42,614,743461,117
Cape Verde171:31,1551,170
Panama151:260,8176,584
Andorra131:6,4491,130
Sweden121:820,56361,223
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Norway61:857,04855,549
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
East Timor11:1,215,928507
San Marino11:33,214932
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

The alternate forms: Mestré (41) are calculated separately.

Mestre (476) may also be a first name.

Mestre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname means 'teacher' or 'master' in Catalan.

- norbert

Mestre Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mestre (Russian: Мэстрэ) has its highest incidence in Spain. It can be found as: Mestré. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mestre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 15,454th most frequently held surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 201,989 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Mestre live; 39 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 38 percent live in Iberian Europe. It is also the 389,954th most commonly used given name at a global level. It is borne by 476 people.

This last name is most widespread in Spain, where it is carried by 7,156 people, or 1 in 6,533. In Spain Mestre is primarily found in: Catalonia, where 39 percent are found, Valencian Community, where 30 percent are found and Balearic Islands, where 16 percent are found. Beside Spain Mestre is found in 74 countries. It is also common in Portugal, where 18 percent are found and France, where 13 percent are found.

Mestre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mestre has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mestre surname rose 11,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mestre Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Mestre last name are 41.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 94.62% being registered with the party.

The amount Mestre earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 47.73% less than the national average, earning €15,697 per year; in Peru they earn 29.47% less than the national average, earning S/. 13,673 per year; in South Africa they earn 192.48% more than the national average, earning R 695,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.24% less than the national average, earning $20,150,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.22% more than the national average, earning $52,276 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mestré9441/
Maestre9243,783/
Mestres924,251/
Meystre92596/
Mestrez92285/
Meistre92133/
Mestere9264/
Mestrey9224/
Mestree9222/
Mestret9219/
Mestrie9212/
Mhestre924/
Meastre921/
Miestre921/
Mestrre921/
Meestre921/
Mestire921/
Metre912,329/
Meistere86141/
Maestrey8665/
Mesthrie8617/
Mejstret869/
Mehestre866/
Mestreeh863/
Mesttrei862/
Maestree862/
Mestreit862/
Maesstre861/
Mesthree861/
Moestree861/
Maesttre861/
Mestress861/
Mhetre8326,604/
Mester8313,506/
Mestra8311,562/
Mestri836,363/
Mestry835,358/
Mehtre833,374/
Mistre833,093/
Mastre83429/
Methre83322/
Meytre83134/
Metres83123/
Meetre8398/
Metrey8385/
Metret8355/
Mostre8340/
Metrie8333/
Metree8330/
Meitre8326/
Mettre8326/
Mystre836/
Meztre836/
Mestir833/
Metreh833/
Metrre833/
Metrei833/
Metrea832/
Meatre831/
Metrhe831/
Metreş831/
Metrep831/
Mejstreet801/
Meister7745,048/
Maestri7716,232/
Meester774,072/
Mistire772,107/
Maistre77797/
Mistree77761/
Mostrey77332/
Meyster77315/
Maystre77287/
Meshter77140/
Miester77120/
Meshtri7793/
Maestry7771/
Mistere7763/
Mesthri7751/
Metress7749/
Mistret7746/
Mistrey7746/
Mestier7740/
Meatere7740/
Mystere7740/
Meszter7739/
Mastrey7731/
Mhetres7729/
Mejster7727/
Maïstre7727/
Mhethre7725/
Methree7721/
Mistrie7719/
Mettrey7714/
Mettrie7714/
Mhehtre7713/
Mhestri7713/
Mestrih7713/
Meistré7713/
Mhettre7711/
Meshtry7710/
Maeztre7710/
Measter779/
Mehtrey776/
Meastri776/
Mistrei775/
Meshtra775/
Methrea775/
Methrey775/
Mistres775/
Mestrai774/
Mestriy774/
Medster774/
Mesther773/
Mesthry773/
Miestri773/
Mastree773/
Mosttre773/
Meestra773/
Meitrey772/
Mhester772/
Mhetrei772/
Meestri772/
Mystree772/
Mestrio772/
Mestris772/
Mastrie771/
Meahtre771/
Meastra771/
Mistrer771/
Meytrey771/
Mehstry771/
Mehttre771/
Meistri771/
Meshtir771/
Messter771/
Messtry771/
Mestray771/
Mestroy771/
Mestrri771/
Mestryi771/
Mheatre771/
Mheetre771/
Mhetrey771/
Mhetrre771/
Mmhetre771/
M'Metre771/
Mettree771/
Mettret771/
Mistreț771/
Mistére771/
Mettred771/
Meetree771/
Meuster771/
Mestter770/
Meistir770/
Mestair770/
Metri7324,683/
Mitre7310,009/
Metry735,037/
Metra732,437/
Mytre7357/
Meschter71256/
Meiszter71203/
Meijster71132/
Mestrich71131/
Maistret7183/
Mistrett7110/
Mistress719/
Maijstre719/
Mmeshtri714/
Maistrey714/
Mishtree712/
Mhehetre712/
Majstret712/
Mehehtre711/
Mehethre711/
Mehetred711/
Mehetree711/
Meiseter711/
Moystres711/
Mgeshtri711/
Misterre711/
Meichtre711/
Meshther711/
Mostreeh711/
Mysthere711/
Miesther711/
Metrecht710/
Miestier710/
Messtier710/
Meestier710/
Mistri67507,048/
Mistry67125,481/
Maitre6720,108/
Mitrea677,908/
Mister674,462/
Mastri674,288/
Mistra671,192/
Maître67833/
Methri67771/
Mhetri67613/
Metrio67459/
Metriy67424/
Mešter67419/
Myster67229/
Mastry67192/
Mettra67163/
Moitre67142/
Meistrich6796/
Mettry6794/
Mitres6794/
Methra6790/
Mettri6784/
Meşter6778/
Mesterová6762/
Metris6749/
Mostri6745/
Mistir6742/
Mitrey6742/
Mehtri6739/
Mystry6732/
Methry6729/
Mesterova6729/
Meztra6728/
Mittre6725/
Mostry6725/
Mexter6723/
Meitri6720/
Mistré6713/
Mitrie6711/
Metray6711/
Maytre6710/
Mmetri679/
Mithre679/
Mitree679/
Mythre678/
Meitry678/
Mhetra677/
Mietri677/
Mäster677/
Mhitre676/
Metrhi675/
Meitra674/
Meetra674/
Meatra673/
Mystra673/
Meischtri673/
Mehtry672/
Mhytre672/
Metrai672/
Metrri672/
Mystri672/
Meštra672/
Meytra671/
Meatri671/
Mehethree671/
Misttress671/
Metroa671/
Meštri671/
Métrie671/
Meischtry671/
Maijstret671/
Mitrez671/
Meischter671/
Mesztrich671/
Metrii671/
Metroi671/
Méstèr671/
Mytrea671/
Mitrre671/
Meitreich670/

Mestre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mestre in the Russian language
Мэстрэmestre-

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