Fest Surname

138,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,233 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Fest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,6261:49,5116,455
United States5711:634,77951,112
France4441:149,60123,173
Israel1191:71,9138,842
Netherlands941:179,65125,733
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
Mexico591:2,103,83419,255
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Austria381:224,09027,245
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
India141:54,790,384527,769
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
England111:5,065,278148,650
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Hungary41:2,454,06961,891
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
China21:683,660,78330,601
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:358,70527,299

Fest (116) may also be a first name.

Fest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fest (Arabic: فست, Hindi: फेसत) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Fest.

How Common Is The Last Name Fest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 138,407th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,254,113 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Fest reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 55 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Fest is also the 868,627th most common first name world-wide It is held by 116 people.

Fest is most prevalent in Germany, where it is borne by 1,626 people, or 1 in 49,511. In Germany Fest is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 28 percent reside, Bavaria, where 18 percent reside and Berlin, where 12 percent reside. Beside Germany it is found in 55 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent reside and France, where 14 percent reside.

Fest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Fest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fest surname expanded 408 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Fest are 0.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.73% being registered with the party.

The amount Fest earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 36.85% more than the national average, earning R 325,200 per year and in United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,572 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Feist8913,089/
Feast891,982/
Feest89934/
Fiest89605/
Feste89559/
Fehst89559/
Foest89181/
Feyst89145/
Festő89106/
Feszt8976/
Festø8937/
Pfest8917/
Fejst8916/
Feust893/
Faest891/
Fesst891/
Fests891/
Fesht891/
Fes863,902/
Fet86600/
Feisst80297/
Feiste80157/
Fieszt8042/
Feiszt8023/
Feaste8014/
Foehst807/
Festch804/
Fhestz801/
Feisht801/
Feshte801/
Pfeist800/
Foesst800/
Feusst800/
Festte800/
Faeszt800/
Fast7517,740/
Vest7517,723/
Fett755,825/
Fete755,556/
Feit753,437/
Feys753,322/
Feth752,784/
Fees752,032/
Fess751,413/
Fiet75802/
Feyt75791/
Fesh75727/
Fies75710/
Feis75677/
Fost75619/
Feat75516/
Föst75326/
Fejt75267/
Fets75242/
Feas75221/
Fesz75190/
Fist75181/
Feus75170/
Fese75160/
Feht75129/
Feet7597/
Fedt7556/
Fyst7534/
Feut7522/
Fäst7521/
Feds7513/
Fesp757/
Fehs756/
Fesr755/
Fejs754/
Fesd752/
Feït752/
Vfet752/
Hfet752/
Fexs751/
Feÿs751/
Wfes751/
Fges751/
Fget751/
Fesj751/
Festová7389/
Festova735/
Feheste732/
Feuscht731/
Festsch731/
Fe674,100/
Fecht673,123/
Fehse672,636/
Feith672,490/
Fette671,951/
Faist671,590/
Feese671,448/
Feidt671,025/
Pfost67873/
Fasth67843/
Fetch67831/
Fejős67688/
Feise67614/
Feißt67582/
Feiss67577/
Fiess67518/
Foist67446/
Föste67389/
Vesth67381/
Feyte67333/
Faast67304/
Feuth67303/
Fiste67234/
Feuss67208/
Fieth67204/
Feesh67187/
Feijt67183/
Fajst67174/
Fethe67146/
Feess67137/
Viest67131/
Fesch67117/
Feite67105/
Föhst67100/
Feitt6799/
Feath6781/
Fayst6780/
Feyth6777/
Voest6776/
Fesce6768/
Feijs6764/
Fease6758/
Feysh6757/
Fasht6752/
Fheis6750/
Fetse6744/
Feish6742/
Feydt6742/
Feyts6737/
Fesse6731/
Feehs6729/
Feistová6728/
Fuist6726/
Fiszt6726/
Fiett6725/
Fešte6725/
Fosth6724/
Feete6722/
Fäste6719/
Feuhs6716/
Feeth6716/
Fejtő6715/
Vestå6715/
Feits6713/
Fästh6713/
Feedt6712/
Fetth6712/
Foszt6711/
Feusz6711/
Pföst6711/
Foyst6710/
Fists679/
Vehst678/
Fastø678/
Feths677/
Fheth677/
Veist676/
Fasst675/
Fetts674/
Feate674/
Fejtø674/
Feats673/
Fejsø673/
Faszt673/
Pfies673/
Veyst672/
Featt672/
Feestová672/
Pfeit672/
Featz672/
Veast672/
Fisst672/
Feyse672/
Feistova672/
Fethh672/
Feash671/
Pfedt671/
Pfeis671/
Hfies671/
Fetsh671/
Fgist671/
Fhete671/
Fiehs671/
Fedse671/
Fedte671/
Fedtz671/
Feets671/
Fedds671/
Fyste671/
Vesst671/
Fosst671/
Hfeet671/
Vfete671/
Åfedt671/
Fejtz671/
Feisd671/
Feesd671/
Fiesh671/
Feyős671/
Feïte671/
Fescz671/
Feshe671/
Feizt671/
Vfese671/
Wfeet671/
Fezth671/
Hfees671/
Feudt670/
Feeds670/
Feass670/
Fiedt670/
Fettz670/
Fhies670/
Fhees670/
Feiht670/
Fheut670/
Fehtt670/
Fisht670/
Feads670/
Feett670/
Feeht670/

Fest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Fest in the Hindi language
फेसतphesata-
Fest in the Arabic language
فستfst-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Fest
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