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

The last name Vaster (Marathi: टेर) is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Väster. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The surname Vaster is the 1,658,108^th most prevalent surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 60,729,549 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 43 percent of Vaster reside; 41 percent reside in Southern Africa and 41 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Vaster is also the 246,979^th most frequently used first name at a global level It is held by 1,051 people.

The last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 1,105,667. In South Africa Vaster is most common in: Eastern Cape, where 51 percent live, Western Cape, where 31 percent live and Gauteng, where 18 percent live. Apart from South Africa it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Vaster Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Vaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vaster last name expanded 240 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vaster Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Vaster surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vaster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.47% less than the national average, earning R 231,768 per year and in United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,672 USD per year.