Diest Surname

874,560th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 309 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Aruba

Diest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain1061:441,05723,230
Netherlands681:248,34131,935
United States621:5,846,112285,490
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Belgium171:676,27358,718
France141:4,744,480251,814
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Diest (18) may also be a first name.

Diest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diest occurs most in Spain. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Diest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diest? popularity and diffusion

The surname Diest is the 874,560th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 23,584,291 people. The surname Diest occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of Diest live; 34 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 34 percent live in Iberian Europe. Diest is also the 2,608,198th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequent in Spain, where it is carried by 106 people, or 1 in 441,057. In Spain it is primarily concentrated in: Aragon, where 58 percent reside, Catalonia, where 24 percent reside and Navarre, where 11 percent reside. Beside Spain this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Diest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Diest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diest last name increased 365 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Diest last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Diest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 22.28% less than the national average, earning R 184,704 per year and in United States they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning $35,918 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dieste911,568/
Diesth911/
Dietst910/
Dies892,524/
Diet892,023/
Dest89814/
Dist898/
Diestch833/
Digiest831/
Deist801,662/
Diese801,365/
Diete801,115/
Deste80946/
Doest80492/
Dieth80422/
Diets80271/
Diess80251/
Dijst80176/
Diett80118/
Deust80116/
Deest8099/
Diesh8086/
Duest8055/
Diehs8049/
Diste8038/
Djiet8028/
Diesz8024/
Deyst8014/
Distt8011/
Daist8010/
Dhies8010/
Dhiet808/
Dihes805/
Diesd805/
Disht804/
Duist804/
Deast804/
Dijes804/
Dyies803/
Dyest803/
Diezt803/
Doist803/
Dihet803/
Desht802/
Diezs802/
Dioes802/
Dests802/
Desst802/
Dietp801/
Diees801/
Dieht801/
Diesp801/
D'Est801/
Dieet801/
Dieys801/
Hdies801/
Destz800/
Distz800/
Disst800/
Diexs800/
Dieds800/
Die7524,779/
D'este732,087/
Diesch731,142/
Diette73724/
Diesse73479/
Duijst73408/
Dietch73250/
Dhoest7364/
Dieyte7348/
Djiese7335/
D'Hiet7330/
Dietsh7330/
Dhiedt7330/
Dawest7326/
Diethe7318/
Dietts7310/
Dayies737/
Deiust736/
Djiete735/
Dieshe735/
Deiset734/
Duiset734/
Dijesh733/
Diesce733/
Dioett732/
Deyust732/
Deyset732/
Dietse732/
Diehit731/
Diedtz731/
Deuyst731/
Deiost731/
Deusth731/
Destte731/
Dejost731/
Deuste731/
Douest731/
Deasts731/
Dejiet731/
Descht731/
Dieyse731/
Dihete731/
Dowest730/
Duestt730/
Dehast730/
Dhiess730/
Dajies730/
Dietce730/
Diehts730/
Daiset730/
Diez67114,297/
Diep6774,527/
Diis674,591/
Dije673,376/
Dust673,155/
Dier672,959/
Djie672,881/
Diei671,126/
Dyet67659/
Dyes67593/
Diea67555/
Dihe67385/
Dhie67281/
Diex67162/
Dooijes67108/
D'Hoest6769/
Died6757/
Diee6747/
Dieß6746/
Deés6743/
Diey6739/
Dixt6738/
Djit6738/
Djes6734/
Dietche6724/
Diit6723/
Desd6719/
Dyst6719/
Destova6718/
Djet6717/
Dietshe6712/
Diie6712/
Diys679/
Dehesht675/
Dešt675/
Djis674/
Díes674/
Dges674/
Deutsth673/
Dioe673/
Dyie673/
Diej673/
Dieythe672/
Dowestt672/
Dhajist672/
Dizt672/
Dgie672/
Disd672/
Dihgess671/
Distova671/
Dhaiyet671/
Dheshth671/
Dhiesse671/
Deuscht671/
Deasete671/
Doisset671/
Djiesse671/
Djiette671/
Diès671/
Deihiet671/
Dehaist671/
Dehaste671/
Dajeste671/
Deysset671/
Dieztch671/
Ddie671/
Dgaiyes671/
Diehuis671/
Dyit671/
Dget671/
Dajiste671/
Diedzts671/
Dieş671/
Dihesse671/
Hdie671/
Dext670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diest
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