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

The surname Bast (Arabic: عبسة, Hindi: बस्त, Marathi: बसते, Russian: Баст) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can be found as: Bäst. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 44,846^th most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 629,213 people. Bast occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Bast live; 46 percent live in Western Europe and 44 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 172,789^th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 1,929 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,383 people, or 1 in 18,368. In Germany Bast is primarily concentrated in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 25 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 78 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Bast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Bast Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bast last name is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Bast surname are 24.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 71.25% being registered with 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.