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

Jost is most common in Germany. It can also appear as a variant: Jošt. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 11,965^th most frequently occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 155,355 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Jost reside; 78 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 58,962^nd most commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 10,590 people.

The surname Jost is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 24,545 people, or 1 in 3,280. In Germany Jost is mostly found in: Hesse, where 21 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent reside and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Germany it occurs in 80 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Switzerland, where 13 percent reside.

Jost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Jost Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Jost are 13.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.6% being registered with the 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.