Vester Surname
Approximately 7,523 people bear this surname
Vester Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,900 | 1:190,768 | 18,907 |
| Denmark | 1,784 | 1:3,164 | 263 |
| Germany | 1,575 | 1:51,115 | 6,667 |
| Netherlands | 438 | 1:38,555 | 6,519 |
| Sweden | 383 | 1:25,710 | 2,093 |
| South Africa | 352 | 1:153,914 | 17,385 |
| Malawi | 157 | 1:109,039 | 12,664 |
| Estonia | 130 | 1:10,168 | 1,422 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Argentina | 78 | 1:547,992 | 39,725 |
| England | 72 | 1:773,862 | 42,299 |
| Russia | 53 | 1:2,719,303 | 152,706 |
| Finland | 50 | 1:109,934 | 10,946 |
| Indonesia | 49 | 1:2,698,963 | 156,404 |
| Chile | 48 | 1:367,010 | 10,126 |
| New Zealand | 39 | 1:116,111 | 14,715 |
| Australia | 35 | 1:771,306 | 49,759 |
| Slovenia | 33 | 1:75,384 | 10,217 |
| Paraguay | 33 | 1:219,295 | 3,965 |
| Hungary | 31 | 1:316,654 | 23,519 |
| Slovakia | 31 | 1:172,144 | 29,813 |
| Nigeria | 25 | 1:7,085,710 | 162,099 |
| Norway | 22 | 1:233,740 | 25,571 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Zimbabwe | 14 | 1:1,102,731 | 66,551 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Austria | 8 | 1:1,064,429 | 75,134 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Haiti | 5 | 1:2,136,781 | 15,037 |
| Lithuania | 4 | 1:758,647 | 25,175 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 388 | 1:129,430 | 12,434 |
Vester (5,416) may also be a first name.
Vester Demographics
Average Male Vester Height
174.09 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vester Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vester Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vester (Russian: Вестер) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vester? popularity and diffusion
Vester is the 66,268th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 968,702 people. Vester occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Vester reside; 33 percent reside in Northern Europe and 30 percent reside in Scandinavia. Vester is also the 91,434th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 5,416 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 1,900 people, or 1 in 190,768. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 12 percent reside, North Carolina, where 11 percent reside and Tennessee, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States Vester exists in 54 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Germany, where 21 percent reside.
Vester Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vester has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vester surname rose 490 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vester Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Vester are 9.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.47% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vester earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.05% less than the national average, earning 332,072 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.38% less than the national average, earning R 236,736 per year; in United States they earn 6.71% less than the national average, earning $40,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.11% less than the national average, earning $42,178 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vester Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vester in the Russian language | ||
| Вестер | vester | - |
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Vester Reference & Research
Vesper FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
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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 Vester
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis