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

The surname Joost (Arabic: جوست) occurs most in Germany. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname Joost is the 98,616^th most frequent family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,516,028 people. This surname is mostly 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 19,690^th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 46,370 people.

The last name Joost is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 2,766 people, or 1 in 29,105. In Germany it is mostly found in: Lower Saxony, where 26 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live and Schleswig-Holstein, where 14 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Estonia, where 7 percent live.

Joost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Joost has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 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 national average, with 56.86% being registered with the political 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.