View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

The surname Most (Russian: Мост) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur as: Möst. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 57,576^th most widespread surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 828,789 people. The last name Most is primarily found in The Americas, where 32 percent of Most live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 94,961^st most numerous first name worldwide. It is borne by 5,106 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,745 people, or 1 in 132,043. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 11 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 77 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent are found and Egypt, where 15 percent are found.

Most Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Most has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Most last name rose 1,020 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 14 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Most Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Greek Orthodox (33%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Most surname are 7.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.69% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Most earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.44% more than the national average, earning $47,652 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% less than the national average, earning $43,789 CAD per year.