Mist Surname

216,358th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Mist Surname Definition:

From the Dutch, Misset; a personal name.

Mist Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
England2961:188,23716,748
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
India1351:5,681,966136,010
United States941:3,855,946211,262
New Zealand671:67,58710,255
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Wales271:114,6128,773
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
China41:341,830,39216,990
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
France31:22,140,907385,998
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:107,85610,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Mišt (22) are calculated separately.

Mist (10,604) may also be a first name.

Mist Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Dutch, Misset; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Mist Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mist (Arabic: ميست, Bengali: মিস্ত, Hindi: मिस्त) has its highest incidence in Bangladesh. It may be found as a variant: Mišt. For other potential spellings of Mist click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mist? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 216,358th most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,841,616 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 61 percent of Mist live; 55 percent live in South Asia and 48 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Mist is also the 58,902nd most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10,604 people.

This last name is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 901 people, or 1 in 176,867. Not including Bangladesh this surname occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Egypt, where 8 percent reside.

Mist Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mist has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Mist last name grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 261 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 300 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Mist Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Mist last name are 2.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 55.56% registered with the party.

The amount Mist earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 27.43% less than the national average, earning $31,314 USD per year and in Canada they earn 50.29% more than the national average, earning $74,668 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mišt9222/
Miste891,716/
Moist89677/
Miest89153/
Meist8958/
Misth8920/
Misht8917/
Maist8912/
Misst893/
Midst891/
Mmist891/
Mists891/
Mistt890/
Mis8617,396/
Mit8611,201/
Maiste80361/
Meiste80191/
Moiset8076/
Muiste8023/
Maiset8022/
Meijst8021/
Misstt803/
Maistt801/
Mishte801/
Mishth801/
Mittst801/
Meistz801/
Miesth801/
Moiste801/
Mägist801/
Muiset801/
Moitst801/
Mmaist801/
Mitsth800/
Moisth800/
Mistte800/
Maistz800/
Muis7521,837/
Miss7511,112/
Mite759,031/
Mitt758,128/
Mais756,519/
Meis756,297/
Mish755,751/
Mies755,748/
Mise755,430/
Miot754,545/
Must754,412/
Mait754,182/
Mois753,477/
Moit752,806/
Muit752,085/
Mest751,209/
Meit75842/
Miet75542/
Misz75534/
Mith75532/
Mijs75334/
Mitd75111/
Mios7555/
Midt7521/
Hmit7514/
Misd7514/
Mihs757/
Hmis753/
Mixs752/
Mizt752/
Mhit752/
Misp752/
Misj751/
Miht751/
Mitp751/
Mixt751/
Mmit751/
Mgit751/
Misė751/
Mést751/
Șmit751/
Misx751/
Mijt751/
Myst750/
Moisset731,565/
Meischt7314/
Mistova737/
Maisset737/
Maiseth733/
Maishet733/
Mistche733/
Mischth732/
Meisset732/
Mishthe731/
Moisett731/
Mistová731/
Maggist731/
Mitscht730/
Mi671,427,498/
Moise67116,854/
Meite6732,036/
Muise675,878/
Meise674,830/
Misch674,445/
Mieth673,637/
Misse673,430/
Mithe672,544/
Maish672,226/
Meijs672,084/
Moish671,848/
Maise671,480/
Mitte671,441/
Meitz671,375/
Meiss671,280/
Miess671,106/
Maite671,038/
Maith671,029/
Muijs67803/
Moite67673/
Musht67480/
Maait67472/
Mhais67399/
Meidt67313/
Mhise67300/
Maiss67275/
Meste67244/
Mishe67205/
Moiss67194/
Meith67168/
Meyst67154/
Mhait67136/
Muite67132/
Moitt67112/
Moyst6797/
Miehs6788/
Miott6783/
Maijs6779/
Maitt6770/
Maits6764/
Meitt6763/
Mijts6758/
Mitse6747/
Meihs6743/
Moits6742/
Misze6741/
Miett6740/
Maihs6739/
Meish6736/
Moith6732/
Muest6728/
Mmite6726/
Muijt6725/
Maidt6724/
Mithh6724/
Mitth6724/
Muitt6720/
Moissett6717/
Muits6717/
Missh6717/
Miesz6712/
Muiss6711/
Meisz6711/
Maais6710/
Meiszett6710/
M'Ies678/
Muish677/
Mesth676/
Maishete676/
Mijdt676/
Mitce675/
Mhite674/
Musth674/
Muith674/
Miedt673/
Meits673/
Mhish673/
Myste673/
Moisette673/
Hmidt673/
Hæmit673/
Mmhis673/
Misce673/
Muisp672/
Mihsh672/
Midte672/
Mmise672/
Hmais672/
Moids672/
Misss672/
Muidt671/
Mijjs671/
Messt671/
Mestd671/
Mests671/
Muust671/
Moisz671/
Mojst671/
Hmies671/
Hmith671/
Hmizs671/
Micht671/
Màgit671/
Maisette671/
Maissete671/
Meast671/
Mijhs671/
Mihdt671/
Mieht671/
Moiës671/
Mmuit671/
Mittå671/
Mehst671/
Musst671/
Mägit671/
Méite671/
Șmith671/
Missj671/
Midse671/
Mmust671/
Mihss671/
Hmish671/
Maids670/
Mmith670/
Miesh670/
Meids670/
Mesht670/
Meest670/
Muisette670/
Mirzs670/

Mist Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Mist in the Hindi language
मिस्तmista66.67
मिस्टmista33.33
Mist in the Bengali language
মিস্তmista60
মিস্টmista40
Mist in the Arabic language
ميستmyst-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Mist
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