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

Gest (Russian: Гесть) occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 134,574^th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,178,639 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Gest are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gest is also the 1,381,723^rd most commonly used first name worldwide It is held by 52 people.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 1,491 people, or 1 in 44,549. In France it is mostly found in: Hauts-de-France, where 42 percent are found, Normandy, where 22 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account France Gest exists in 51 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Germany, where 4 percent are found.

Gest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Gest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gest last name 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 primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (100%) in Belarus.

In The United States those holding the Gest surname are 12.62% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.39% registered with 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.