Karst Surname
Approximately 6,911 people bear this surname
Karst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,379 | 1:33,840 | 4,468 |
| United States | 2,375 | 1:152,614 | 15,662 |
| France | 598 | 1:111,075 | 16,600 |
| Canada | 389 | 1:94,719 | 10,322 |
| Netherlands | 371 | 1:45,518 | 7,741 |
| Poland | 173 | 1:219,704 | 28,713 |
| Argentina | 140 | 1:305,310 | 24,356 |
| Brazil | 138 | 1:1,551,263 | 51,554 |
| Austria | 111 | 1:76,716 | 11,596 |
| Australia | 34 | 1:793,991 | 50,673 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Switzerland | 29 | 1:283,204 | 22,806 |
| Denmark | 26 | 1:217,104 | 17,438 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Israel | 15 | 1:570,509 | 41,023 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Paraguay | 8 | 1:904,593 | 9,127 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Montenegro | 3 | 1:213,188 | 6,121 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 310 | 1:161,996 | 14,761 |
The alternate forms: Kärst (130) are calculated separately.
Karst (918) may also be a first name.
Karst Demographics
Average Karst Salary in
United States
$43,463 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Karst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karst Come From? nationality or country of origin
Karst (Russian: Карст) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also appear in the variant forms: Kärst. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karst? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 71,443rd most commonly held last name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,054,485 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Karst reside; 51 percent reside in Western Europe and 42 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 267,468th most widely held given name globally. It is borne by 918 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 2,379 people, or 1 in 33,840. In Germany Karst is mostly found in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 29 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent live. Barring Germany this surname occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent live and France, where 9 percent live.
Karst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Karst has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 766 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Karst Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Karst last name are 26.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.31% registered with the political party.
The amount Karst earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.73% more than the national average, earning $43,463 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.25% more than the national average, earning $50,801 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kärst | 93 | 130 | / |
| Karste | 91 | 148 | / |
| Karszt | 91 | 23 | / |
| Karsst | 91 | 14 | / |
| Kaarst | 91 | 8 | / |
| Karsht | 91 | 4 | / |
| Kaerst | 91 | 3 | / |
| Karsth | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kearst | 91 | 0 | / |
| Karscht | 83 | 4 | / |
| Kerst | 80 | 2,051 | / |
| Korst | 80 | 1,005 | / |
| Carst | 80 | 117 | / |
| Körst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Karstová | 77 | 3 | / |
| Karşıt | 73 | 507 | / |
| Korste | 73 | 113 | / |
| Khorst | 73 | 108 | / |
| Keurst | 73 | 17 | / |
| Carste | 73 | 16 | / |
| Kerszt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Korsts | 73 | 3 | / |
| Keirst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Qarsht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korsht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karcht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karsdh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kherst | 73 | 1 | / |
| Korsæth | 67 | 48 | / |
| Kerscht | 67 | 30 | / |
| Caarste | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karchte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caursth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Khorshtd | 62 | 3 | / |
| Korstova | 62 | 2 | / |
| Kerrscht | 62 | 0 | / |
| Corst | 60 | 7 | / |
| Carzt | 60 | 0 | / |
| Kersdh | 55 | 1 | / |
| Coorst | 55 | 0 | / |
| Cuirst | 55 | 0 | / |
| Cohrst | 55 | 0 | / |
| Khorshd | 50 | 9 | / |
| Kourcht | 50 | 1 | / |
Karst Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karst in the Russian language | ||
| Карст | karst | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Karst
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