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

The surname Nest (Russian: Нест) is found in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name is the 243,941^st most frequently occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Nest live; 30 percent live in Western Europe and 28 percent live in Germanic Europe. Nest is also the 363,109^th most frequently used forename on earth It is held by 539 people.

The surname Nest is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 194,928. In Germany Nest is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Berlin, where 22 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 18 percent reside. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 71 countries. It is also common 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 over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nest last name grew 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 63 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nest surname are 13.89% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 67.12% registered to vote for the political 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.