Verster Surname
Approximately 6,107 people bear this surname
Verster Surname Definition:
“Of the Star” - an inn sign or name of a house.
Verster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 5,600 | 1:9,675 | 1,209 |
| Netherlands | 164 | 1:102,971 | 16,665 |
| England | 100 | 1:557,181 | 34,216 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| New Zealand | 40 | 1:113,208 | 14,508 |
| Canada | 38 | 1:969,621 | 73,252 |
| United States | 36 | 1:10,068,304 | 413,125 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Swaziland | 4 | 1:324,550 | 996 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Mozambique | 4 | 1:6,815,392 | 4,272 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Verster (31) may also be a first name.
Verster Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Of the Star” - an inn sign or name of a house.
Verster Demographics
Average Male Verster Height
175.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Verster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Verster Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Verster (Russian: Верстер) is most common in South Africa. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Verster? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 79,841st most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,193,310 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Verster live; 92 percent live in Southern Africa and 92 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Verster is also the 1,874,099th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 31 people.
This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5,600 people, or 1 in 9,675. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Gauteng, where 41 percent are found, Western Cape, where 14 percent are found and Free State, where 8 percent are found. Not including South Africa it occurs in 31 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 3 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.
Verster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Verster has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 10,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Verster Last Name Statistics demography
The amount Verster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 92.67% more than the national average, earning R 457,848 per year; in United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.83% more than the national average, earning $66,490 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Verster Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Verster in the Russian language | ||
| Верстер | verster | - |
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Footnotes
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