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

The surname Porst is found most in Germany. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 376,479^th most numerous last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,671,101 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Porst are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Porst is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 744 people, or 1 in 108,206. In Germany Porst is most numerous in: Saxony, where 31 percent live, Bavaria, where 26 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 9 percent live. Not including Germany it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Hungary, where 4 percent live.

Porst Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Porst has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 462 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Porst Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Porst are 29.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.47% being registered with the party.

Porst earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.46% more than the national average, earning $56,725 USD per year.