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 | Tanzania, Germany, France, Indonesia, United States |
| Reste | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Germany, France, United States, Philippines |
| Rete | Ethiopia, Germany, France, Indonesia, United States |
| Rester | Tanzania, Germany, Indonesia, United States, Austria |