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

The last name Pelster is found most frequently in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

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

Pelster is the 187,487^th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,230,295 people. Pelster occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Pelster live; 66 percent live in Western Europe and 66 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,368 people, or 1 in 58,849. In Germany Pelster is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 76 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 9 percent reside and Hesse, where 4 percent reside. Besides Germany this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Pelster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pelster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pelster last name expanded 1,098 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pelster Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Pelster surname are 33.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80.56% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pelster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.54% more than the national average, earning R 341,100 per year; in United States they earn 12.87% more than the national average, earning $48,701 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.04% less than the national average, earning $46,187 CAD per year.