Last Name BESTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BESTER is ranked as the 21820th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,449.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.45 people named BESTER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 65% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BESTER is 1,880, the rank is 16,525 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BESTER is 0.59.

Last Names BESTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,449 +/-9.3%
  • National Rank 21,820
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,880
  • National Rank 16,525
  • Proportion/100k 0.59

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BESTER is 32.7% White, 0.9% Hispanic origin, 64.6% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name BESTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BESTER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name BESTER

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 32.7% 63.9% -31.2%
Hispanic origin 0.9% 16.3% -15.4%
Black 64.6% 12.3% 52.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BESTER is Alabama where 161 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BESTER, as 3.77 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 95th, this rank was reached in the states of Minnesota.
  • Mississippi is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Tennessee (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 171 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 111 0.86 92.4% Indiana 5 0.08 2.9% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 7 0.24 3.0% Michigan 84 0.85 91.7% Minnesota 140 2.56 95.1% Missouri 113 3.77 90.3% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 2.7% Ohio 143 1.23 93.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 44 0.76 83.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 111 0.86 92.4%
Indiana 5 0.08 2.9%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 3.0%
Michigan 84 0.85 91.7%
Minnesota 140 2.56 95.1%
Missouri 113 3.77 90.3%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 2.7%
Ohio 143 1.23 93.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 44 0.76 83.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names BESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 71.1% California 62 0.16 85.2% Colorado 20 0.38 67.4% Hawaii 6 0.42 4.2% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 60.3% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 3.4% Utah 8 0.28 3.9% Washington 14 0.21 60.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 71.1%
California 62 0.16 85.2%
Colorado 20 0.38 67.4%
Hawaii 6 0.42 4.2%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 60.3%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 3.4%
Utah 8 0.28 3.9%
Washington 14 0.21 60.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 3.9% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 23 0.12 65.6% Pennsylvania 44 0.34 81.6% Rhode Island 9 0.86 4.6% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 3.9%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 23 0.12 65.6%
Pennsylvania 44 0.34 81.6%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 4.6%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names BESTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 161 3.32 93.1% Arkansas 6 0.22 3.3% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 5.9% Florida 29 0.15 82.5% Georgia 57 0.56 88.7% Kentucky 13 0.29 48.4% Louisiana 54 1.15 81.6% Maryland 6 0.1 3.8% Mississippi 113 3.77 90.3% North Carolina 29 0.29 84.8% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 3.9% Tennessee 5 0.08 3.7% Texas 60 0.22 87.0% Virginia 26 0.31 77.5% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name BESTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 161 3.32 93.1%
Arkansas 6 0.22 3.3%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 5.9%
Florida 29 0.15 82.5%
Georgia 57 0.56 88.7%
Kentucky 13 0.29 48.4%
Louisiana 54 1.15 81.6%
Maryland 6 0.1 3.8%
Mississippi 113 3.77 90.3%
North Carolina 29 0.29 84.8%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 3.9%
Tennessee 5 0.08 3.7%
Texas 60 0.22 87.0%
Virginia 26 0.31 77.5%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with BESTER as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BESTER as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named BESTER.

The most popular full name is David BESTER. 1.92% of all the people named BESTER have this given name.

There are 234 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BESTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David BESTER 1.92%
2 Robert BESTER 1.92%
3 Brian BESTER 1.60%
4 James BESTER 1.60%
5 Joseph BESTER 1.60%
6 Michael BESTER 1.60%
7 Charles BESTER 0.96%
8 Dan BESTER 0.96%
9 Donna BESTER 0.96%
10 Henry BESTER 0.96%
11 Nicole BESTER 0.96%
12 Patricia BESTER 0.96%
13 Paul BESTER 0.96%
14 Adam BESTER 0.64%
15 Alan BESTER 0.64%
16 Angela BESTER 0.64%
17 Anthony BESTER 0.64%
18 Barbara BESTER 0.64%
19 Bettie BESTER 0.64%
20 Betty BESTER 0.64%

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