Kuest Surname

1,263,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 182 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Kuest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kuest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1651:2,196,721138,143
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Kuest Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kuest Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kuest (Russian: Куэст) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kuest.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuest? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,263,456th most widely held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 40,041,461 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Kuest live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 2,196,721. In The United States Kuest is most frequent in: California, where 20 percent live, Oregon, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 4 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent live and Germany, where 2 percent live.

Kuest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kuest has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kuest last name are 18.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.22% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kuest earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $43,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.77% more than the national average, earning $52,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kuesth911/
Kuet895,879/
Kues895,622/
Kust891,726/
Kueth8037,358/
Guest8036,204/
Kuete8015,793/
Keast805,218/
Quest803,592/
Keist80706/
Kuess80353/
Kaust80337/
Kiest80247/
Kuist8077/
Kuehs8061/
Kuese8050/
Koest8043/
Kwest8040/
Keust8028/
Kueht8027/
Koust8023/
Keest8020/
Kejst8015/
Kuett8015/
Kaest8015/
Kusht8013/
Kuust8011/
Koues808/
Cuest806/
Kuetz806/
Khust805/
Kusth804/
Kueys804/
Keyst801/
Kuesh801/
Kuhet801/
Nkues801/
Kuets801/
Nkuet801/
Kuhst800/
Kue756,267/
Queste73654/
Khusht73654/
Kuethe73514/
Kauste73104/
Khaust7354/
Kuette7325/
Kuscht7310/
Kuetse7310/
Cueste735/
Kuhete734/
Kayest734/
Gouest734/
Kuheus733/
Gueist733/
Kuiste733/
Keisth733/
Couest732/
Keiste732/
Kouhet732/
Kuesse732/
Keatst731/
Keeast731/
Kushth731/
Kuesch731/
Queist731/
Quiest731/
Kuehse731/
Kouste731/
Kuehtz731/
Kuesze731/
Kouesr731/
Keaste730/
Kuecht730/
Kuehte730/
Guesst730/
Kweest730/
Guestt730/
Kuetch730/
Kiesth730/
Khojest6710,572/
Guet678,403/
Kist677,261/
Kuit671,641/
Quet671,222/
Kuis67966/
Cuet67730/
Nkue67670/
Ques67620/
Gues67540/
Kwet67510/
Küst67267/
Kuie67199/
Kuey67186/
Kušt67175/
Kwes67131/
Kueß67111/
Kuee67108/
Kuez6745/
Kuea6728/
Coueste6719/
Cues6710/
Hkue678/
Goueste678/
Kayesth677/
Kusd677/
Kwue676/
Khayest674/
Kque673/
Kued672/
Kuetova672/
Kajuste671/
Kuzt671/
Kuheese671/
Cueshte671/
Kgue671/
Keischt670/
Kuetsch670/
Keisett670/

Kuest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kuest in the Russian language
Куэстkuest-

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Kuest Reference & Research

Kiest DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Kiest FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Kuest
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis