Surname Meister (Meister 
, مايستر 
, マイスター 
, and others...) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The last name Meister is characteristic of Switzerland, where it is quite a common surname, Germany, and Estonia (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and Switzerland. Much less frequently, Meister is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Meister | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Brazil, United States |
| مايستر | Iraq |
| マイスター | Japan |
| Мейстер | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus |
| Майстер | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Russia |
| meister der demetrius-kirche in saloniki (b. 600) |
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| echternacher meister German sculptor, DE (b. 900) |
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| meister des registrum gregorii German illuminator and painter, DE (b. 1000) |
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| meister des altars von priesitz (b. 1000) |
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| meister der ältesten teile der bronzetür von san zeno (b. 1100) |
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meister alexander German poet and composer, DE (b. 1200) |
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| meister des tragaltars von stavelot (b. 1150) |
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meister gerhard German architect, DE (b. 1210) |
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| meister von müstair (b. 1200) |
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| meister von nerezi (b. 1200) |
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| meister der rose von lausanne CH (b. 1200) |
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meister eckhart German theologian, DE (b. 1260) |
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| meister von frauenroth (b. 1200) |
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| meister hesse (b. 1233) |
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meister der augustiner-kreuzigung German painter, DE (b. 1300) |
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