178.54 ^cm

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

The surname Gast (Hindi: गस्त, Russian: Гаст) is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Gäst. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

This surname is the 31,184^th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 425,476 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Gast reside; 56 percent reside in Western Europe and 52 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 679,247^th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 180 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 8,018 people, or 1 in 10,041. In Germany Gast is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Not including Germany it occurs in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 39 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Gast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Gast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gast surname increased 794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 13 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gast Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Gast surname are 23.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gast earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning 376,686 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 130.63% more than the national average, earning R 548,064 per year; in Colombia they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $24,290,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.73% more than the national average, earning $45,191 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.96% more than the national average, earning $59,102 CAD per year.