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

Nest (Russian: Нест) is found most in Germany. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 243,941^st most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,459,942 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 43 percent of Nest reside; 30 percent reside in Western Europe and 28 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Nest is also the 363,109^th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 539 people.

The last name Nest is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 413 people, or 1 in 194,928. In Germany it is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Berlin, where 22 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Germany Nest occurs in 71 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Egypt, where 13 percent reside.

Nest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Nest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 63 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nest surname are 13.89% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.12% registered with the party.

The amount Nest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,667 CAD per year.