Around the globe, Rester (Rest 
, Reste 
, Rete 
) is quite a rare epicene forename. The first name Rester is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare predominantly feminine, but very infrequently male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare female name, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare mostly female, but uncommonly male name. Likewise, Rester is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Rest | Germany, France, Indonesia, United States, Tanzania |
| Reste | Germany, France, Philippines, Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States |
| Rete | Germany, Ethiopia, France, Indonesia, United States |
| Rester | Germany, Austria, Indonesia, United States, Tanzania |