Fast Surname

30,130th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Fast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4531:48,6335,899
Germany3,2381:24,8633,305
Canada3,1191:11,8131,762
Sweden1,3361:7,370681
Denmark3171:17,8071,748
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
Austria2521:33,7915,415
Ukraine1911:238,33931,509
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Mexico1261:985,12913,026
Finland1231:44,6895,522
England1221:456,70530,074
Brazil1031:2,078,39265,524
Australia961:281,20525,117
Paraguay941:76,9871,954
India851:9,024,299181,432
Netherlands471:359,30239,900
Argentina421:1,017,70063,321
Norway411:125,42216,333
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
Poland381:1,000,23071,240
Uruguay351:98,0509,677
Czechia311:343,01541,724
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Indonesia141:9,446,371356,066
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
China111:124,301,9616,553
Kyrgyzstan101:597,26542,601
France91:7,380,302306,885
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8701:57,7236,413

The alternate forms: Fäst (21) are calculated separately.

Fast (644) may also be a first name.

Fast Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Fast? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,130th most frequently occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 410,797 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Fast live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 327,600th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 644 people.

Fast is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,453 people, or 1 in 48,633. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, Nevada, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 92 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 18 percent live.

Fast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Fast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held 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 adherence of those bearing the Fast last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (64%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fast last name are 16.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.79% registered with 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fäst9221/
Faust8944,905/
Feast891,982/
Faist891,590/
Fasth89843/
Faast89304/
Fajst89174/
Faste89127/
Fayst8980/
Fasht8952/
Fastø898/
Fasst895/
Faszt893/
Faest891/
Fasts890/
Fat8612,007/
Fas861,643/
Faisst80907/
Fauste80406/
Fauszt80273/
Faihst8075/
Faiszt8020/
Faizst8014/
Feaste8014/
Faustt807/
Fausts807/
Faasth804/
Faiste802/
Fausth801/
Faisth801/
Faaste801/
Faiset801/
Pfaust800/
Faeszt800/
Fath7570,300/
Fate7536,558/
Fais757,847/
Faas756,118/
Fait754,540/
Fatt753,849/
Faus753,751/
Fase753,588/
Fass753,237/
Fest753,233/
Fash752,823/
Vast752,356/
Fayt751,980/
Fahs751,852/
Fays751,597/
Fajt751,511/
Faut751,148/
Fost75619/
Feat75516/
Faat75380/
Fajs75360/
Föst75326/
Feas75221/
Faht75187/
Fats7558/
Fasd7517/
Faës7514/
Fatp758/
Fads755/
Fazt754/
Fhat753/
Fasz753/
Wfas753/
Faïs753/
Faÿs753/
Fatd752/
Wfat752/
Fhas751/
Fasp751/
Pfat751/
Fatı751/
Faït751/
Faxs751/
Ffas751/
Ffat751/
Fastova73829/
Fastová7342/
Fausstt7312/
Faustte732/
Faustch731/
Faihstz731/
Faussst730/
Fa6736,712/
Faith6718,761/
Foust6715,907/
Feist6713,089/
Fathe678,233/
Fauth675,586/
Fahas673,809/
Fatch673,281/
Fadte672,689/
Fasce672,109/
Fatte671,957/
Faißt671,782/
Faustova671,579/
Fasse671,453/
Fashe671,241/
Feest67934/
Pfost67873/
Fausz67851/
Fauss67772/
Vaast67757/
Fahat67719/
Fautz67606/
Fehst67559/
Faiss67556/
Foist67446/
Faass67430/
Faite67419/
Faase67416/
Föste67389/
Pfaus67364/
Pfadt67330/
Faath67321/
Foste67307/
Fasch67297/
Fajth67279/
Foest67181/
Fautt67155/
Feyst67145/
Faustová67130/
Faise67113/
Fahys67110/
Festő67106/
Vaist67105/
Föhst67100/
Faidt6788/
Faush6782/
Feath6781/
Faits6780/
Fause6778/
Feszt6776/
Faish6769/
Vasht6764/
Fault6762/
Fatce6760/
Fease6758/
Fahse6754/
Fausd6739/
Festø6737/
Facht6735/
Fahtz6733/
Faistová6732/
Faahs6731/
Faistova6730/
Faute6730/
Phast6729/
Fatse6729/
Fuist6726/
Fosth6724/
Fayte6723/
Faudt6721/
Faitt6720/
Fäste6719/
Fauht6718/
Fayth6717/
Faystova6717/
Pfest6717/
Vasth6716/
Fauts6715/
Fauxt6715/
Fhate6714/
Fästh6713/
Foost6712/
Fhadt6712/
Foszt6711/
Pföst6711/
Foyst6710/
Fatts6710/
Faisz6710/
Vahst679/
Fadse677/
Faate677/
Fausø676/
Fathh676/
Fajht675/
Fhase675/
Fahdt675/
Fahss675/
Feate674/
Pfass674/
Faastová674/
Vaust674/
Fayse674/
Faïte674/
Feats673/
Pfatt673/
Feust673/
Faths673/
Faats673/
Faais673/
Fadsh672/
Featt672/
Featz672/
Fatth672/
Veast672/
Faash672/
Fauzt672/
Faydt672/
Fasds672/
Feash671/
Ffath671/
Fausx671/
Fajstová671/
Fasbp671/
Vasst671/
Fesst671/
Fosst671/
Fauxs671/
Faiht671/
Vastt671/
Fatıh671/
Hfais671/
Hfate671/
Vastå671/
Fľajs671/
Fauys671/
Faïss671/
Faysh671/
Faihs671/
Fahsd671/
Fajstova671/
Fesht671/
Faait671/
Faasz671/
Fat'h671/
Fatsh671/
Fgatt671/
Fhatt671/
Fahsp671/
Fathz671/
Fauds671/
Fasdd671/
Fashh671/
Hfazt671/
Fadds670/
Feass670/
Ffaus670/
Feads670/

Fast Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fast in the Hindi language
फस्तphasta50
फस्टphasta50

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