Biest Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Biest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Biest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

Biest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Biest occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Biest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,843,861st most prevalent family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 57 percent of Biest live; 55 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany Biest is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 94 percent are found and Lower Saxony, where 6 percent are found. Other than Germany it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 26 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found.

Biest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Biest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Biest last name declined 61 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Biest Last Name Statistics demography

Biest earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 35.75% more than the national average, earning $58,575 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bieste911/
Best89110,527/
Bist899,297/
Bies895,461/
Biet894,020/
Biggest8329/
Bisht80118,654/
Wiest8011,402/
Buist804,434/
Beste803,643/
Bieth801,121/
Biese801,008/
Bihet80602/
Biete80574/
Bisth80387/
Bhist80354/
Biste80337/
Beust80324/
Biess80323/
Biets80273/
Baist80211/
Besst80187/
Beest80184/
Beyst80167/
Boest80135/
Viest80131/
Boist8049/
Biehs8049/
Byies8047/
Biesz8047/
Bijes8038/
Besht8037/
Buest8036/
Byest8032/
Bistt8024/
Besth8024/
Beist8022/
Bestt8018/
Bihst8017/
Bihes8016/
Baest8010/
Bijst8010/
Bisst807/
Beszt806/
Beast805/
Biost804/
Bioes802/
Bhies802/
Biesh802/
Bestz802/
Biett802/
Bieis802/
Bhest801/
Bieds801/
Bijet801/
Bistd801/
Bists801/
Bests801/
Bedst801/
Bietp801/
Bieet801/
Bgest801/
Hbist801/
Bieht800/
Bagiestt770/
Bie7538,596/
Biette73748/
Biesse73654/
Bishth73556/
Wieszt73373/
Bhiste73207/
Bijesh73188/
Beuste73127/
Beijes73110/
Bieths73102/
Vieste7399/
Bisthe7390/
Bhisht7382/
Boiste7378/
Wiiest7340/
Baijet7335/
Boiset7335/
Bihiet7334/
Beiste7333/
Bishtt7330/
Bescht7329/
Beijst7323/
Biethe7318/
Byiast7316/
Baiyet7314/
Besthe7314/
Buisst7310/
Bihete739/
Buesst738/
Bissht738/
Biesch738/
Bejist738/
Bishst735/
Baisth735/
Bajist735/
Bietch735/
Bijeet735/
Bhisth735/
Boicet735/
Bishtz734/
Beaste734/
Buiset734/
Bijete734/
Huiest733/
Bistht732/
Bheste732/
Baiste732/
Bieshe732/
Baijes732/
Beijet731/
Bayies731/
Baisht731/
Bheest731/
Bhijet731/
Biedsh731/
Biisht731/
Biosht731/
Bishht731/
Beoist731/
Betsth731/
Vaiest731/
Wieste731/
Boisht731/
Boyies731/
Vieszt731/
Bedste731/
Behiet731/
Boisst731/
Bestte731/
Biehet731/
Bijeat731/
Bayest731/
Baiyes731/
Behies731/
Bedsth730/
Whiest730/
Bisstt730/
Buhies730/
Beyies730/
Byests730/
Biecht730/
Beisth730/
Viet6787,320/
Vest6717,723/
Bier6710,766/
Boisset673,752/
Vist671,307/
Bayesht671,240/
Buisset67983/
Bust67976/
Bije67626/
Bieś67495/
Bihe67477/
Bied67468/
Biez67466/
Vies67458/
Bietsch67453/
Byes67290/
Behesht67208/
Bestová67189/
Bieć67173/
Büst67169/
Baisset67165/
Biey67145/
Bieszcz67107/
Biea67105/
Bieß6793/
Bieysse6792/
Bhisthe6789/
Biei6772/
Biesová6769/
Bhie6767/
Biee6767/
Bestova6766/
Biej6758/
Bijesse6748/
Bjes6742/
Biis6741/
Bioe6736/
Bistová6736/
Bieľ6728/
Boueste6727/
Biesova6725/
Besd6720/
Bijeesh6719/
Baggest6719/
Biys6717/
Biep6716/
Buggest6716/
Biyt6714/
Biit6713/
Byet6712/
Bøie6711/
Byit678/
Behisht678/
Biesche677/
Bistova676/
Behaste675/
Behiste675/
Besstte675/
Bieň675/
Bhishth674/
Bietova674/
Bezt674/
Beiyese674/
Bget674/
Baijesh673/
Beesett673/
Bishsht673/
Geebest673/
Byie673/
Baajies673/
Baijies673/
Byis672/
Biét672/
Bäst672/
Byst672/
Biie672/
Bijette672/
Baitste671/
Bhuijet671/
Bheiyet671/
Bishthz671/
Boisett671/
Beschte671/
Bhaisht671/
Boujiet671/
Bisstte671/
Beisete671/
Bést671/
Bouhiet671/
Beysset671/
Bietová671/
Biheshe671/
Bihesse671/
Bizt671/
Biès671/
Baiscet671/
Bayeste671/
Biyshet671/
Bhaiyet671/
Biex671/
Bjet671/
Bjie671/
Bioesch671/
Bisd671/
Baisett670/
Beistte670/
Beystte670/
Baigget670/
Beesedt670/
Whieste670/

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