Cognomen Kister (Kister 
, Кистер 
, קיסטר 
) , all around the world, is quite a rare last name. The surname Kister is habitual in Germany, where it is quite a rare surname, France, where it is a rare surname, and Poland. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Germany, the United States, and France. Very seldom, Kister is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kister | United States, France, Poland, Germany, Brazil |
| Кистер | Ukraine, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan |
| קיסטר | Israel |
Christopher, Kíster, Küster, and Кістер
| georges kister French aristocrat, FR (b. 1755) |
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| julius kister (b. 1870) |
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| marian kister Polish Army officer, publisher (1897-1958), PL (b. 1897) |
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| anna kister Polish Righteous Among the Nations, PL (b. 1929) |
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| kenneth kister American librarian, US (b. 1935) |
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tim kister German footballer, DE (b. 1986) |
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| michel kister FR (b. 1931) |
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| jane e. kister British and American mathematical logician (b. 1942) |
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| gérard kister French politician, FR (b. 1943) |
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| raymond kister French politician, FR (b. 1949) |
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| gabriele kister (b. 1947) |
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| kurt kister German journalist, DE (b. 1957) |
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| johannes kister (b. 1956) |
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| bruno kister French politician, FR (b. 1973) |
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| cornelie kister (b. 1965) |
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