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

The last name Jost occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Jošt. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The last name Jost is the 11,965^th most widely held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 155,355 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Jost are found; 78 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 58,962^nd most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 10,590 people.

Jost is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 24,545 people, or 1 in 3,280. In Germany Jost is primarily found in: Hesse, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found. Other than Germany it exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.

Jost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jost last name increased 770 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 251 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jost Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jost last name are 13.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.6% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jost earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 202.92% more than the national average, earning 1,048,360 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.47% less than the national average, earning R 181,872 per year; in United States they earn 11.82% more than the national average, earning $48,248 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.8% more than the national average, earning $50,081 CAD per year.