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

Kost (Hindi: कोस्ट, Russian: Кость) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear as: Kosť or Köst. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 35,476^th most frequent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 489,360 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Kost reside; 37 percent reside in Western Europe and 33 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 366,022^nd most common first name at a global level, held by 531 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,418 people, or 1 in 82,041. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent are found, Ohio, where 6 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it exists in 63 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Ukraine, where 19 percent are found.

Kost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Kost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kost last name increased 1,493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 422 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kost Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kost last name is chiefly Orthodox (86%) in Russia and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Kost last name are 5.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 52.59% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kost earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning €26,970 per year; in Peru they earn 80.62% more than the national average, earning S/. 35,014 per year; in United States they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $45,035 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,211 CAD per year.