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

The last name Gest (Russian: Гесть) has its highest incidence in France. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

It is the 134,574^th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,178,639 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gest live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,381,723^rd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 52 people.

Gest is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 1,491 people, or 1 in 44,549. In France Gest is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 42 percent live, Normandy, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 11 percent live. Other than France it exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Gest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 309 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those bearing the Gest last name are 12.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.39% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Gest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.32% more than the national average, earning $44,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.95% less than the national average, earning $44,242 CAD per year.