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

The last name Josts occurs in Latvia more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Josts.

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

The last name Josts is the 2,661,929^th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 137,500,866 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Josts reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

Josts is most widespread in Latvia, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 58,573. In Latvia Josts is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 77 percent are found, Vidzeme, where 9 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Latvia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Estonia, where 23 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Josts Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Josts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Josts surname grew 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.