Polster Surname

60,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Austria

Polster Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) Polster is the German for cushion or hassock (bolster). A Polsterer is an upholsterer.

Polster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany5,2441:15,3522,018
United States1,6821:215,49320,989
Austria1,0031:8,4901,090
Canada551:669,92054,285
Brazil531:4,039,138109,837
Namibia341:70,8657,497
Israel301:285,25425,178
Hungary261:377,54926,409
Belgium251:459,86646,150
Kazakhstan211:842,02452,736
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
France181:3,690,151224,666
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Czechia131:817,95970,223
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Norway81:642,78647,258
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
England61:9,286,343223,652
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Polster (10) may also be a first name.

Polster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) Polster is the German for cushion or hassock (bolster). A Polsterer is an upholsterer.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Polster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Polster (Russian: Польстер) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Polster.

How Common Is The Last Name Polster? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 60,647th most common surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 877,700 people. The last name Polster is mostly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Polster reside; 76 percent reside in Western Europe and 76 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Polster is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used first name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is held by 5,244 people, or 1 in 15,352. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 36 percent are found, Saxony, where 28 percent are found and Baden-Württemberg, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Germany this surname occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Austria, where 12 percent are found.

Polster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Polster has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Polster last name rose 1,121 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Polster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Polster are 23.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.75% being registered with the party.

The amount Polster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.33% less than the national average, earning R 27,732 per year; in United States they earn 20.26% more than the national average, earning $51,890 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.51% less than the national average, earning $48,436 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Polster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Polster in the Russian language
Польстерpolster-

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