Mexter Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Mexter Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mexter Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:6,964,757184,742
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Mexter Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mexter is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mexter? popularity and diffusion

The surname Mexter is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Mexter is mostly found in Europe, where 48 percent of Mexter live; 43 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in British Isles.

Mexter is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 6,964,757. In England it is most frequent in: Kent, where 50 percent are found, Wiltshire, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 26 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Mexter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Mexter has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mexter last name contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mexzter920/
Mester8313,506/
Mixter83717/
Mešter83419/
Mexted83394/
Maxter83130/
Moxter8391/
Meşter8378/
Myxter8345/
Meister7745,048/
Meester774,072/
Mechter771,165/
Meyster77315/
Meshter77140/
Miester77120/
Mestere7764/
Mestier7740/
Meszter7739/
Mejster7727/
Moxther7724/
Measter779/
Medster774/
Meztger774/
Mesther773/
Mhester772/
Meuster771/
Messter771/
Mezther771/
Mestter770/
Mixte7331/
Mexta732/
Meschter71256/
Meiszter71203/
Meistere71141/
Meijster71132/
Mechster719/
Mexstead714/
Miesther711/
Meshther711/
Meiseter711/
Meestier710/
Messtier710/
Miestier710/
Mestre6736,079/
Mister674,462/
Myster67229/
Mesterová6762/
Mesterova6729/
Mäster677/
Meztre676/
Mestir673/
Mizter671/
Meischter671/
Meśterová671/
Mixted670/

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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 Mexter
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