177.56 ^cm

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

The last name Ast (Hindi: अस्त, Russian: Аст) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Ãst. Click here for other possible spellings of Ast.

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

This last name is the 86,581^st most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,310,003 people. Ast occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Ast reside; 44 percent reside in Western Europe and 36 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Ast is also the 271,225^th most common given name in the world, held by 897 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 1,649 people, or 1 in 48,821. In Germany Ast is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 24 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 19 percent live and Brandenburg, where 9 percent live. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and Poland, where 8 percent live.

Ast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Ast has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 956 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ast Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly 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 national average, with 65.02% registered with 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.