Nest Surname

243,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,634 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Nest Surname Definition:

Corrupted from Agnes. A James Nest occurs in the Registrar-General's List of Names (Agnes, Nes, Nest).

Nest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4131:194,92822,513
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Russia1141:1,264,23791,134
Australia911:296,65626,074
India581:13,225,265229,403
Canada551:669,92054,285
Belarus461:206,54526,052
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Austria411:207,69425,759
France381:1,747,966156,445
England311:1,797,35772,927
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Israel111:777,96750,646
Finland101:549,67032,186
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
China41:341,830,39216,990
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Macau11:601,6301,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England831:293,67920,037
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Nest (539) may also be a first name.

Nest Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corrupted from Agnes. A James Nest occurs in the Registrar-General's List of Names (Agnes, Nes, Nest).

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Nest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nest (Russian: Нест) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Nest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nest? popularity and diffusion

Nest is the 243,941st most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,459,942 people. The surname Nest occurs mostly 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 363,109th most frequently held forename on earth It is held by 539 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is carried by 413 people, or 1 in 194,928. In Germany Nest is primarily found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent live, Berlin, where 22 percent live and Brandenburg, where 18 percent live. Beside Germany this surname is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent live and Egypt, where 13 percent live.

Nest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Nest last name increased 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 63 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Nest last name is chiefly 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 national average, with 67.12% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neste89685/
Noest89299/
Neist89218/
Gnest8957/
Neust8937/
Niest8924/
Nesst8919/
Nejst8916/
Neyst8914/
Neszt8912/
Neast899/
Nesth895/
Nesht895/
Naest892/
Nestt891/
Nnest891/
Net8656,237/
Nes865,370/
Gneist80664/
Neshte80180/
Nestås8065/
Neesth8032/
Nesthe804/
Neists802/
Neiste802/
Naesth801/
Niestt801/
Neysht801/
N'Nest801/
Neiset800/
Nestte800/
Nescht800/
Nget7553,371/
Ness7524,759/
Nies759,290/
Neis757,508/
Nees754,969/
Nett754,625/
Nast753,866/
Neth753,660/
Nese753,549/
Neyt752,188/
Nesh752,098/
Neus751,933/
Nete751,814/
Nets751,761/
Nesr751,675/
Neas751,621/
Nges751,511/
Neat751,426/
Neys751,389/
Nist751,138/
Neet75790/
Nöst75570/
Hnes75522/
Neut75464/
Niet75395/
Gnes75364/
Nyst75223/
Nost75140/
Nehs75132/
Nesz75114/
Neds75102/
Ånes7578/
Gnet7540/
Neit7520/
Nhet7516/
Nnet7516/
Next7515/
Neht7512/
Nhes7510/
Nnes756/
Nedt754/
Nesd753/
Nejs752/
Nesp751/
Hnet751/
Nestova7322/
Nejstch732/
Neisete731/
Ne6713,369/
Neese677,445/
Nhete672,998/
Nease672,930/
Neate672,637/
Nesse672,531/
Needs672,421/
Niess672,249/
Neish672,041/
Neiss671,922/
Neshe671,599/
Neath671,452/
Neuss671,182/
Nette671,130/
Neise671,053/
Nethe67616/
Niste67555/
Nijst67451/
Neyts67428/
Neads67404/
Neisz67397/
Nesch67369/
Niesz67368/
Nieth67333/
Niedt67297/
Nnete67287/
Neith67286/
Neite67260/
Neidt67214/
Hånes67202/
Neess67192/
Hneis67188/
Neijs67152/
Neuhs67121/
Nisht67114/
Niehs6794/
Netts6786/
Gneis6778/
Neutt6770/
Neudt6770/
'Nete6770/
Netse6770/
Nasht6761/
Neihs6760/
Neyse6752/
Gness6749/
Nasth6742/
Ågnes6742/
Neyte6739/
Nedds6739/
Nessø6735/
Nettz6734/
Nesjø6734/
Neydt6734/
Gnesh6733/
Neesh6732/
Nesce6730/
Neatt6727/
Neijt6727/
Ngnet6727/
Gnedt6727/
Nysht6727/
Neasz6726/
Gnese6726/
Neeth6725/
Necht6720/
Neash6719/
Netch6718/
Niszt6718/
Neats6717/
Gneth6717/
Gnete6716/
Gnist6715/
Niesh6714/
Hnesh6714/
Naist6713/
Gneit6712/
Neyth6712/
Hnees6710/
Neits6710/
Neiht678/
Noyst678/
Neete677/
Nnesh676/
Neiås676/
Needt676/
Neesz675/
Netsh675/
Nnese675/
Nethd675/
Nystø675/
Ngess675/
Ngett674/
Åneus674/
Neush673/
Neids673/
Ngesh673/
Gneyt672/
Nheth672/
Neahs672/
Neets672/
Neass672/
Neyss672/
Nessh672/
Hnist672/
Nøies672/
Nneth672/
Naesd672/
Neuth671/
Neesp671/
Neett671/
Neasd671/
Nettp671/
Neshs671/
Nisth671/
Gneat671/
Nieys671/
Hgnes671/
Nahst671/
Nastė671/
Nessz671/
Nedås671/
Neşte671/
Nește671/
Neyds671/
Naast671/
Nheis671/
Niezs671/
Niett671/
Ngist671/
Ngeet671/
Nayst671/
Nesze671/
Neshh671/
Nezsz671/
Neezt671/
Nneus671/
Gnees671/
Hnejs671/
Hnezs671/
Hnies671/
Neissddt670/
Neyht670/
Nieht670/
Nistt670/
Netth670/
Gneht670/

Nest Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nest in the Russian language
Нестnest-

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