de Gast Surname

534,813th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 603 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Gast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Gast Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands5891:28,6714,710
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

de Gast Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Gast is found in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of de Gast click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Gast? popularity and diffusion

The last name de Gast is the 534,813th most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,085,482 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of de Gast are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

de Gast is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 589 people, or 1 in 28,671. In The Netherlands de Gast is primarily found in: South Holland, where 41 percent live, North Brabant, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Norway, where 0 percent live.

de Gast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Gast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Gast surname contracted 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Gaste9312/
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de Gais8674/
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da Gas772/
de Gap771/
de Gai771/
de Gás771/
de Gheest7586/
de Gois7114,758/
de Goss7184/
de Oste7173/
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de Gout716/
de Gott712/
di Gasp711/
de Goot711/
de Guea711/
de Acht711/
de Goit710/
de Ghosh67415/
de Gaaij6748/
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de Hoste6713/
de Gheus675/
der Gois671/
de Hoost671/
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de Goult671/
de Gotte671/
de Houst671/
de Goosh671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Gast
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