179.87 ^cm

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

The surname Oost occurs most in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 134,680^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,180,594 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Oost reside; 86 percent reside in Western Europe and 84 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,694,839^th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 2,547 people, or 1 in 6,630. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Drenthe, where 20 percent live, Overijssel, where 13 percent live and Groningen, where 11 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 5 percent live.

Oost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Oost Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Oost last name are 41.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 88.37% registered to vote for the political 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.