Jest Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Jest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1511:368,99426,171
France1281:518,92871,816
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Denmark201:282,23621,168
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
India61:127,844,230863,365
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Jest (134) may also be a first name.

Jest Last Name Facts

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

Jest (Hindi: जेस्ट) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jest? popularity and diffusion

Jest is the 660,498th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Jest reside; 41 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 800,975th most numerous forename on earth. It is borne by 134 people.

Jest is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 151 people, or 1 in 368,994. In England Jest is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 12 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 10 percent reside and Norfolk, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in France, where 28 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.

Jest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jest has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 521 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 385 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jest last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jest earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $47,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.33% less than the national average, earning $37,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeste89191/
Jesth894/
Jesht892/
Jeest891/
Jeast891/
Jests890/
Est867,923/
Jes86831/
Jet86774/
Jõeste8019/
Ajiest804/
Jeaste804/
Jescht803/
Jeshth801/
Jessth801/
Jeeste801/
Jeiset801/
Jeustt800/
Jeet7517,076/
Jett7516,122/
Jess757,071/
Gest753,345/
Jese75503/
Jete75402/
Hest75314/
Jies75282/
Jeys75247/
Ehst75182/
Jees75179/
Jesh75155/
Sest75153/
Iest75125/
Jesz75113/
Jehs75102/
Jeth7597/
Zest7588/
Jiet7571/
Yest7564/
Jesr7562/
Cest7550/
Jeat7541/
Jeis7535/
Djes7534/
Esst7528/
Jets7528/
Ijes7527/
Jeas7521/
Djet7517/
Jeus7517/
Jeit7512/
Tjet7511/
Jezt7510/
Tjes759/
Jhet758/
Esdt756/
Esht755/
Jeut754/
Jist754/
Jyet754/
Jesd754/
Jyes753/
Jeds753/
Ijet753/
Jeyt752/
Estø752/
Eszt752/
Ezst752/
Jexs751/
Jesß751/
Jjet751/
Estë751/
Yjst751/
Xjet751/
Estd751/
Jedt751/
Jesx751/
Jext751/
Jezs751/
Jesp751/
Jyeshth733/
Es6751,668/
Jesse6720,838/
Geist6717,869/
Je6712,744/
Et6711,292/
Djese676,869/
Jette675,435/
Jethe672,899/
Heist672,621/
Yeste672,372/
Geyst671,031/
Jesch67958/
Djete67809/
Ejiet67656/
Hiest67450/
Yoest67440/
Zhest67407/
Chest67345/
Geste67322/
Giest67292/
Seest67271/
Jeyte67271/
Jecht67243/
Jeths67201/
Ajiet67163/
Joist67133/
Ijete67132/
Hestø67128/
Hjeds67110/
Juist67105/
Hyest6792/
Jeete6775/
Djesh6775/
Zeist6774/
Siest6770/
Ojies6764/
Hijes6759/
Jeatz6758/
Ijese6755/
Ajies6754/
Jeatt6744/
Jeite6741/
Seist6738/
Heast6733/
Jeets6727/
C'Est6727/
Zajst6726/
Heyst6725/
Jeeth6720/
Jeetz6719/
Jetts6718/
Ojiet6718/
Zeest6713/
Sesth6713/
Heste6712/
Jesùs6712/
Heest6711/
Jaist6711/
Tåjet6711/
Jihes6710/
Sesht679/
Jieth679/
Jehet679/
Hijet678/
Zeste678/
Jeshe677/
Jeiss677/
Hesht677/
Jiese676/
Jheet676/
Jeese675/
Ieste674/
Gests674/
Gehst674/
Jeesh674/
Esstt674/
Tgest674/
Jyesh673/
Jeass673/
Jheth673/
Jedte673/
Djess673/
Djeit672/
Jeish672/
Jeett672/
Jeith672/
Khest672/
Ceest672/
Jiste672/
Jhete672/
Jesce672/
Gejst672/
Ijiet672/
Jetse672/
Jiete672/
Jezse672/
Jheis672/
Jyete671/
Jeeit671/
Jeess671/
Hests671/
Hestt671/
Joyst671/
Jessp671/
Jessz671/
Ijesh671/
Ijess671/
Hezst671/
Hjett671/
Djeet671/
Eaist671/
Geszt671/
Seast671/
Tjesh671/
Tjett671/
Ehist671/
Ijeit671/
Ijhet671/
Hojst671/
Hjeet671/
Jeyse671/
Jethd671/
Jjete671/
Jzzet671/
Ujhet671/
Zijst671/
Sehst671/
Gesht671/
Eijes671/
Ehsht671/
Eujet671/
D'Est671/
Ceist671/
Jeash671/
Jheat671/
Jesph671/
Sjzet671/
Eshtd671/
Jeeht671/
Jhess671/
Jeudt671/
Jeutt671/
Jesdh671/
Gesst670/
Zeust670/
Jeuss670/
Ceast670/
Jeuhs670/
Jease670/
Zeyst670/
Gestt670/
Gestz670/
Zesth670/
Zeast670/

Jest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jest in the Hindi language
जेस्टjesta-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jest
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