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

The last name Bast (Arabic: عبسة, Hindi: बस्त, Marathi: बसते, Russian: Баст) is found most in Germany. It may also be rendered as a variant: Bäst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

Bast is the 44,846^th most numerous family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 629,213 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Bast are found; 46 percent are found in Western Europe and 44 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Bast is also the 172,789^th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 1,929 people.

The surname is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 4,383 people, or 1 in 18,368. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Besides Germany Bast occurs in 78 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Bast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Bast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bast surname increased 524 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bast Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bast last name are 24.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bast earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.24% more than the national average, earning 364,222 kr per year; in Peru they earn 85.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 36,029 per year; in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.47% more than the national average, earning $50,912 CAD per year.