Wilster Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Wilster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Wilster (124) may also be a first name.

Wilster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilster occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilster? popularity and diffusion

Wilster is the 2,007,164th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 83,764,896 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Wilster reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 836,439th most commonly used given name worldwide, held by 124 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 5,491,802. In The United States Wilster is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 27 percent live, Florida, where 18 percent live and Arizona, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States Wilster occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 10 percent live and The Netherlands, where 6 percent live.

Wilster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilster surname grew 733 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wilster last name are 21.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Wilster earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.42% less than the national average, earning $39,085 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whilster931/
Wilester930/
Willester881/
Vilster8684/
Welster867/
Bilster862/
Welester806/
Welsterd800/
Villester75151/
Billester7515/
Wilsthire753/
Blester7110/
Bölster716/
Belster715/
Velster713/
Vlester711/
Huelster67208/
Bellester6381/
Vellester6328/
Huelstier631/
Belllester591/

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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 Wilster
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