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

Fast (Hindi: फस्त) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant: Fäst. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 30,130^th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 410,797 people. This surname 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 327,600^th most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 644 people.

This surname 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 frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Nevada, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it occurs in 92 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 18 percent are found and Canada, where 18 percent are found.

Fast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fast last name 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 bearing 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 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.