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

The last name Karst (Russian: Карст) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Kärst. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name is the 71,443^rd most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,054,485 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 54 percent of Karst are found; 51 percent are found in Western Europe and 42 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Karst is also the 267,468^th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 918 people.

The surname Karst is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 2,379 people, or 1 in 33,840. In Germany it is most common in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 29 percent are found, Baden-Württemberg, where 20 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 16 percent are found. Besides Germany this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Karst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Karst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karst surname expanded 766 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karst Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Karst last name are 26.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 73.31% being registered to vote for the 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.