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

Drost (Russian: Дрост) is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Dröst. Click here for other potential spellings of Drost.

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

Drost is the 36,762^nd most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 507,985 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Drost are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Drost is also the 2,608,198^th most commonly used forename at a global level, borne by 18 people.

Drost is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 5,153 people, or 1 in 3,277. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Gelderland, where 21 percent are found, Utrecht, where 18 percent are found and North Holland, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Germany, where 19 percent are found.

Drost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Drost has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Drost last name expanded 2,421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Drost Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Drost last name are 2.64% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Drost earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 41.59% more than the national average, earning 490,019 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning R 248,016 per year; in United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,379 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.74% more than the national average, earning $53,528 CAD per year.