The Bister surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 117 people carried this name — #133,114 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 98 people named Bister.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 21 départements, most often Meuse.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 24 people named Bister live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bister.
- Bisogno 287 · U.S. census
- Bissel 215 · U.S. census
- Bisset 653 · U.S. census
- Bissey 366 · U.S. census
- Bissinger 481 · U.S. census
- Bisson 3,493 · U.S. census
- Biston 102 · U.S. census
- Biton 179 · U.S. census
- Bittel 652 · U.S. census
- Bitter 2,137 · U.S. census
- Bittermann 124 · U.S. census
- Bittmann 160 · U.S. census
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