Garst Surname

163,411th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Garst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Garst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3221:156,09815,958
Netherlands1271:132,97020,548
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4641:108,23010,824

Garst (15) may also be a first name.

Garst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Garst is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Garst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 163,411th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,741,740 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Garst reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 15 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,322 people, or 1 in 156,098. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 11 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and Illinois, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States Garst occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 5 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Garst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Garst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Garst surname expanded 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Garst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Garst last name are 32.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Garst earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.04% less than the national average, earning $44,694 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gharst91251/
Garsth910/
Garrst910/
Gars89691/
Arst89402/
Gerst805,721/
Gorst803,983/
Harst80667/
Garse80565/
Garsh80216/
Ghars80215/
Arste80158/
Arsht8068/
Garrs8042/
Garås8033/
Gahrs8023/
Aarst8015/
Arsts8014/
Garss8014/
Airst8011/
Earst809/
Görst808/
Garsz805/
Garsd803/
Aurst802/
Gaurs802/
Gairs801/
Garzs801/
Gaars800/
Gatrs800/
Ayrst800/
Hearst731,927/
Gharse73245/
Harste73178/
Garsjø7383/
Goerst7376/
Gersht7369/
Gerszt7368/
Gierst7351/
Garshe7328/
Garsch7324/
Haarst7321/
Ghorst7318/
Gorsht7313/
Gherst7310/
Harsht735/
Garsse733/
Hairst733/
Harsst732/
Hasrst731/
Kgaars731/
Ngarsh731/
Haurst731/
Gaarse731/
Gersth731/
Gharsh731/
Ahurst731/
Gorste731/
Gharss731/
Arshdt731/
Gorsts731/
Ghears730/
Gahars730/
Harrst730/
Gehrst730/
Harsth730/
Gairss730/
Arzt671,929/
Gors67423/
Arct6753/
Gerscht6735/
Arsd6724/
Orst6722/
Arstova678/
Garsche677/
Garsova672/
Ghersth671/
Garç671/
Gharsse671/
Garx670/

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Garst Reference & Research

Garst FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Garst
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis