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

Fast (Hindi: फस्त) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Fäst. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

The last name Fast is the 30,130^th most commonly held family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 410,797 people. The surname Fast is mostly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Fast reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Fast is also the 327,600^th most frequent forename worldwide, held by 644 people.

The last name Fast is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 7,453 people, or 1 in 48,633. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent reside, Nevada, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 92 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 18 percent reside.

Fast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fast surname rose 857 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fast Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fast surname are 16.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fast earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 23.92% less than the national average, earning 263,307 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 152.28% more than the national average, earning R 599,520 per year; in United States they earn 2.63% more than the national average, earning $44,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning $49,316 CAD per year.