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

de Gast is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name de Gast is the 534,813th most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,085,482 people. The surname de Gast is predominantly 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.

The surname de Gast is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 589 people, or 1 in 28,671. In The Netherlands de Gast is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 41 percent reside, North Brabant, where 21 percent reside and North Holland, where 13 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Norway, where 0 percent reside.

de Gast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of de Gast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the de Gast surname decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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de Gaste9312/
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de Gheest7586/
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di Gasp711/
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de Hoste6713/
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der Gois671/
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Footnotes

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