176.08 ^cm

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

Jost has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Jošt. For other possible spellings of Jost click here.

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

The surname is the 11,965^th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 155,355 people. The surname Jost occurs predominantly 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 held first name at a global level, held by 10,590 people.

The surname is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 24,545 people, or 1 in 3,280. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Hesse, where 21 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Germany this last name is found in 80 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Switzerland, where 13 percent are found.

Jost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jost has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 surname are 13.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.6% being 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.