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

The last name Gast (Hindi: गस्त, Russian: Гаст) is most common in Germany. It can also occur in the variant forms: Gäst. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

This surname is the 31,184^th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 425,476 people. The 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 numerous first name internationally It is held by 180 people.

The last name Gast is most frequent in Germany, where it is held by 8,018 people, or 1 in 10,041. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 20 percent reside, Bavaria, where 19 percent reside and Berlin, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany this last name is found in 59 countries. It is also found 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 grew 794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 13 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gast Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Gast last name are 23.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.39% registered to vote for the political 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.