Babst Surname

366,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 984 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Babst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Babst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3911:927,00569,520
Germany3771:213,54224,140
Switzerland691:119,02812,127
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Poland451:844,63965,213
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
France131:5,109,440259,941
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Babst Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Babst Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Babst (Russian: Бабст) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Babst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Babst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 366,307th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 7,406,043 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Babst live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 46 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 927,005. In The United States Babst is primarily concentrated in: Washington, where 16 percent live, Louisiana, where 12 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent live and Switzerland, where 7 percent live.

Babst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Babst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Babst last name rose 281 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Babst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Babst surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Babst earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 1.02% more than the national average, earning R 240,060 per year and in United States they earn 32.02% more than the national average, earning $56,964 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Babste911/
Baubst910/
Babs89329/
Bapst802,641/
Bobst801,542/
Wabst8046/
Bebst8042/
Böbst809/
Babsh807/
Basbs804/
Bhabs804/
Baibs804/
Vabst803/
Babse802/
Bahbs801/
Baybs801/
Babss801/
Babsch7347/
Beibst7310/
Baabsh739/
Wabsth731/
Bhaabs731/
Boobst730/
Bobs67611/
Baps6795/
Babś6751/
Babz676/
Bavs672/
Baphste672/
Babx671/
Babsova671/
Vabs670/

Babst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Babst in the Russian language
Бабстbabst-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Babst
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