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

The surname Prast (Hindi: प्रस्त, Russian: Праст) is carried by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Präst. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

The surname Prast is the 241,646^th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,408,679 people. The last name Prast occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Prast are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,068,082^nd most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 81 people.

The last name Prast is most widely held in Germany, where it is held by 394 people, or 1 in 204,329. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 48 percent live, Brandenburg, where 11 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 8 percent live. Apart from Germany this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Italy, where 16 percent live.

Prast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Prast has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Prast last name expanded 921 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prast Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Prast surname are 18.38% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Prast earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.94% more than the national average, earning $43,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% more than the national average, earning $50,103 CAD per year.