Quast Surname

38,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,510 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Quast Surname Definition:

(German), Fop, Coxcomb; literally, Knot, Tassel.

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Quast Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany8,9851:8,9601,109
United States3,0931:117,18712,627
Canada5891:62,5567,315
Australia1981:136,34214,722
Netherlands1761:95,95015,676
Austria1311:65,00310,044
Brazil1211:1,769,20957,430
Venezuela411:736,68512,312
Switzerland311:264,93321,684
Curaçao191:8,276277
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Czechia121:886,12273,425
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
England91:6,190,895170,599
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Wales51:618,90625,852
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2521:199,28017,365

Quast Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German), Fop, Coxcomb; literally, Knot, Tassel.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

The Quast surname means 'tassel', 'brush', 'tuft', and sometimes 'fool'.

- jacobquast5

Quast Last Name Facts

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

The last name Quast (Arabic: كواست) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quast? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 38,929th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 539,419 people. The last name Quast occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Quast live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,985 people, or 1 in 8,960. In Germany Quast is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent are found, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent are found and Hamburg, where 10 percent are found. Other than Germany Quast exists in 38 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Quast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Quast has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Quast Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Quast last name are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Quast earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Colombia they earn 2.35% less than the national average, earning $22,168,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.74% more than the national average, earning $46,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $49,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Quaste9130/
Quat89549/
Quas89398/
Qast8954/
Quasthe831/
Quest803,592/
Quaas802,619/
Quadt801,310/
Quass80715/
Quash80621/
Quate80553/
Quais80511/
Quost80174/
Quait80139/
Quase8048/
Quatz8046/
Quwas8035/
Quwat8033/
Quahs8030/
Quath8018/
Quatt8014/
Quays8014/
Qwast8012/
Guast809/
Nquat808/
Kuast806/
Qasht804/
Quqas804/
Queas803/
Quasz802/
Qaest801/
Quaht801/
Quazt801/
Cuast801/
Quayt801/
Quuas801/
Quaat801/
Qaist801/
Quads801/
Quqat801/
Quaut800/
Quastová7712/
Qua755,171/
Qas751,103/
Qat75860/
Quaite73227/
Kuasth7346/
Quatse7344/
Guaste7328/
Quaish7326/
Quaatz7320/
Quaadt7315/
Quaass7311/
Quatch739/
Quaith737/
Quasch737/
Quaise736/
Quashe736/
Quayth735/
Queate733/
Quatte732/
Quaiss731/
Quuazt731/
Queist731/
Queath731/
Guasth731/
Quwais731/
Quaush731/
Quwait731/
Quostp731/
Quaits730/
Quautz730/
Quasse730/
Qais6716,215/
Kast679,776/
Quah678,057/
Quay673,741/
Quea673,692/
Cast673,306/
Kuat672,779/
Guas671,497/
Quai671,280/
Qase671,133/
Guat67794/
Kuas67779/
Cuas67774/
Qaht67586/
Qaat67427/
Quax67322/
Qash67300/
Cuat67260/
Quaß67237/
Quaisse67234/
Quka67226/
Quos67107/
Quqa67100/
Qays6796/
Qath6753/
Quad6743/
Qait6736/
Qass6732/
Qhat6720/
Qate6720/
Quatsch6719/
Quap6718/
Qeas6717/
Qous6713/
Qaas6712/
Hqas6711/
Qwas6711/
Quot6710/
Qout679/
Qasd678/
Quaj678/
Qest675/
Qayt674/
Quaa674/
Quwa674/
Qatp674/
Qatt674/
Qatd673/
Quaz673/
Qads673/
Quca673/
Quoa673/
Qats672/
Queatte672/
Qaus672/
Quha672/
Quau672/
Qasz672/
Hqua671/
Qeut671/
Quatova671/
Guastte671/
Qqat671/
Qaut671/
Qahs671/
Gqas671/
Qwat671/
Qajs671/
Qajt671/
Qatz671/
Qcas671/
Qcat671/
Qcua671/
Qkas671/
Qkua671/
Qgas671/
Qhas671/
Cqas671/
Cqat671/
Kqas671/
Kqat671/
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Quast Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quast in the Arabic language
كواستkwast-

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