Joost Surname

98,616th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,807 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Joost Surname Definition:

(Dutch) Descendant of Joost or Just (the just).

Joost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2,7661:29,1053,828
United States9661:375,21633,203
Estonia3451:3,831325
Denmark1791:31,5353,275
Switzerland1321:62,2197,689
Netherlands1181:143,11221,745
Indonesia471:2,813,813160,835
Chile411:429,67011,433
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Australia301:899,85754,700
France231:2,887,944200,772
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Ecuador161:994,11514,535
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England51:11,143,612252,590
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Joost (46,370) may also be a first name.

Joost Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) Descendant of Joost or Just (the just).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Joost Last Name Facts

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

Joost (Arabic: جوست) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joost? popularity and diffusion

The surname Joost is the 98,616th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,516,028 people. Joost is primarily found in Europe, where 75 percent of Joost are found; 64 percent are found in Western Europe and 63 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 19,690th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 46,370 people.

The surname is most numerous in Germany, where it is held by 2,766 people, or 1 in 29,105. In Germany Joost is primarily concentrated in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent reside. Besides Germany Joost exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Estonia, where 7 percent reside.

Joost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Joost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Joost surname rose 644 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Joost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Joost surname are 10.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Joost earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.68% less than the national average, earning 284,894 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 53.24% less than the national average, earning R 111,108 per year; in United States they earn 14.02% more than the national average, earning $49,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.71% more than the national average, earning $50,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jooste9119,980/
Joosht911/
Jost8946,909/
Joos8914,245/
Joot8939/
Joest801,379/
Johst80759/
Soost80531/
Ijoot80372/
Jooss80363/
Joodt80351/
Joste80315/
Hoost80222/
Joszt80170/
Joist80133/
Joose80110/
Josts8053/
Joosh8051/
Ioost8048/
Yoost8047/
Zoost8043/
Joohs8018/
Joosz8016/
Djoos8011/
Hjost809/
Jhoot807/
Josst807/
Josth806/
Joust804/
Jostå804/
Joyst801/
Coost801/
Ajost801/
Jooht801/
Joo's801/
Jooth801/
Joots801/
Jodst801/
Joods801/
Joote801/
Jhost800/
Joo7549,298/
Jos755,059/
Jot751,569/
Joosse731,537/
Hajost73354/
D'Joos73249/
Joshte73244/
Joscht73230/
Jouste7340/
Hooste7317/
Hojost736/
Hoyost733/
Joists731/
Josdth731/
Josstt731/
Jostph731/
O'Jost731/
Aijoot731/
Scoost730/
Johsts730/
Jose67240,491/
Just6734,978/
Yost6728,054/
Soos675,729/
Joss675,364/
Josh675,356/
Host675,318/
Jote674,496/
Cost673,362/
Jood672,928/
Iost672,202/
Oyos671,393/
Ajos671,274/
Coot671,169/
Jois671,052/
Jošt67996/
Jooß67896/
Sost67666/
Yoos67577/
Ioos67576/
Soot67518/
Joys67499/
Joop67484/
Jout67457/
Jast67360/
Johs67359/
Ojos67351/
Josz67301/
Coos67281/
Jyot67279/
Joit67212/
Jous67151/
Ejos67151/
Ajot67133/
Zost67123/
Joth67111/
Oyot67110/
Ojot6783/
Ijot6754/
Djos6751/
Jott6748/
Jooj6742/
Ejot6734/
Joyt6730/
Jots6728/
Jostová6728/
Jojt6728/
Ujot6726/
Jyos6723/
Zoot6723/
Jiot6722/
Josd6720/
Jios6720/
Eost6719/
Djoo6715/
Tjoo6712/
Juos6712/
Jhoo6711/
Joshthe677/
Ijoo677/
Jostova677/
Josj676/
Jods675/
Josp675/
Joët675/
Jooe675/
Jodt674/
Zoos673/
Yoot673/
Joosová672/
Jooy672/
Jhot672/
Josë672/
Jooš672/
Juot672/
Tjot672/
Jhos672/
Eoot672/
Jyoshte671/
Jhoshte671/
Joht671/
Ijoosse671/
Ājos671/
Jooz671/
Tjos671/
Jgoo671/
Jgos671/
Jgot671/
Joxs671/
Jooa671/
Joisett670/
Oios670/

Joost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Joost in the Arabic language
جوستjwst-

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