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

The last name Oost occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 134,680^th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,180,594 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 87 percent of Oost live; 86 percent live in Western Europe and 84 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 17 people.

The last name Oost is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,547 people, or 1 in 6,630. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: Drenthe, where 20 percent are found, Overijssel, where 13 percent are found and Groningen, where 11 percent are found. Other than The Netherlands it occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Belgium, where 5 percent are found.

Oost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Oost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Oost last name grew 4,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oost Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Oost surname are 41.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 88.37% registered with the party.

The amount Oost earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 17.68% more than the national average, earning R 279,648 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% less than the national average, earning $38,728 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.67% less than the national average, earning $44,877 CAD per year.