177.56 ^cm

Where Does The Last Name Ast Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ast (Hindi: अस्त, Russian: Аст) is found most in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Ãst. For other potential spellings of Ast click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ast? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 86,581^st most frequently occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,310,003 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Ast are found; 44 percent are found in Western Europe and 36 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Ast is also the 271,225^th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 897 people.

The surname Ast is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 48,821. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Germany this surname is found in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Poland, where 8 percent reside.

Ast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Ast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ast surname increased 956 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ast Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia and Muslim (100%) in Kazakhstan.

In The United States those holding the Ast surname are 18.25% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.02% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Ast earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 28.38% less than the national average, earning 247,868 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.85% more than the national average, earning $55,570 CAD per year.