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

Fost (Russian: Фост) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant: Föst or Fošt. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 524,446^th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 11,773,095 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Fost reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099^th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 31 people.

The last name Fost is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 272 people, or 1 in 1,332,570. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 17 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and New Jersey, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 14 percent are found and Russia, where 13 percent are found.

Fost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Fost has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fost surname rose 124 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 128 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fost Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Fost surname are 17.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.18% being registered with the party.

The amount Fost earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning $43,696 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $41,304 CAD per year.