Pulster Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pulster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pulster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Pulster Last Name Facts

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

Pulster (Russian: Пульстер) has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pulster? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,152,526th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Pulster reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pulster is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,872,220. In Germany it is mostly found in: Baden-Württemberg, where 63 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found and Hesse, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent are found and Russia, where 4 percent are found.

Pulster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pulster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pulster last name grew 775 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pulster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pulster last name are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 88.89% registered with the party.

Pulster earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.3% more than the national average, earning $43,711 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pulszter9321/
Pulester930/
Poulster930/
Paulster930/
Paulester881/
Polster868,303/
Polszter8025/
Polsterz802/
Polester801/
Pollster800/
Pulsta771/
Polstte710/
Paulesta671/
Paulstich6318/
Polesta573/
Polstoj571/

Pulster Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pulster in the Russian language
Пульстерpulster-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Pulster
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