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

The surname Nester (Arabic: نيستر, Hindi: नेस्टर, Russian: Нестер) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Neşter. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name Nester is the 39,914^th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 554,060 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Nester reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Nester is also the 51,650^th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 12,865 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 7,446 people, or 1 in 48,678. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 19 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it is found in 69 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 12 percent reside and Ukraine, where 10 percent reside.

Nester Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nester has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nester surname rose 730 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 249 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 16 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Nester Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (66%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Nester last name are 12.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nester earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 23.33% less than the national average, earning 265,350 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.92% less than the national average, earning $42,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,210 CAD per year.