Bister is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bister
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Name worn in the Marne and Lorraine, as well as Belgium. Could correspond to the Middle Dutch Bijster, bister with two possible directions: either those who are poor or someone stupefied, bewildered by. The relationship with German bister (= swarthy) seems very unlikely. In fact, there is a good chance that we have to deal with a variant of the former French pistre (Latin pistor), which refers to a baker, with the consonant sound p, common in the East. This is the version that seems best.

How popular is Bister?

Bister is ranked 197025 on our list.

Bister is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in Germany. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Finland. Around 1756 people have been found who wears Bister as their family name. Bister is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
116,327 Spain6
114,007 Czech Republic4
381,097 Ukraine4
1,014,159 India4
124,220 Italy2
23,344 Austria2
139,444 Brazil2
37,779 Serbia1
38,841 Scotland1
90,903 Moldova1
448,262 Canada1
279,271 Australia1
19,533 Uruguay1
31,207 Ireland1
11,923 Slovenia1
81,201 Switzerland1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
297,046 Russia25
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
41,845 England97
49,486 South Africa91
9,526 Croatia78
Countries with hundreds of Bister:
16,171 Germany639
3,474 Finland230
127,087 United States167
66,174 France147
14,304 Belgium126
7,573 Sweden123
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 bister is an Alsatian name, variant of track, baker, nicknamed profession.

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