Quast Surname
Approximately 13,510 people bear this surname
Quast Surname Definition:
(German), Fop, Coxcomb; literally, Knot, Tassel.
Read More About This SurnameQuast Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 8,985 | 1:8,960 | 1,109 |
| United States | 3,093 | 1:117,187 | 12,627 |
| Canada | 589 | 1:62,556 | 7,315 |
| Australia | 198 | 1:136,342 | 14,722 |
| Netherlands | 176 | 1:95,950 | 15,676 |
| Austria | 131 | 1:65,003 | 10,044 |
| Brazil | 121 | 1:1,769,209 | 57,430 |
| Venezuela | 41 | 1:736,685 | 12,312 |
| Switzerland | 31 | 1:264,933 | 21,684 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| Denmark | 17 | 1:332,042 | 23,714 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Colombia | 10 | 1:4,777,407 | 17,975 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 252 | 1:199,280 | 17,365 |
Quast Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German), Fop, Coxcomb; literally, Knot, Tassel.
User-submitted Reference
The Quast surname means 'tassel', 'brush', 'tuft', and sometimes 'fool'.
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Quast Political Affiliation
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Quast Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Quast Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Quast (Arabic: كواست) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Quast? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,929th most commonly held surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 539,419 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Quast live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.
Quast is most frequent in Germany, where it is carried by 8,985 people, or 1 in 8,960. In Germany Quast is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 31 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 18 percent live and Hamburg, where 10 percent live. Other than Germany this surname exists in 38 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.
Quast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Quast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Quast last name grew 1,227 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Quast Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Quast surname are 14.21% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.98% being registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quaste | 91 | 30 | / |
| Quat | 89 | 549 | / |
| Quas | 89 | 398 | / |
| Qast | 89 | 54 | / |
| Quasthe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Quest | 80 | 3,592 | / |
| Quaas | 80 | 2,619 | / |
| Quadt | 80 | 1,310 | / |
| Quass | 80 | 715 | / |
| Quash | 80 | 621 | / |
| Quate | 80 | 553 | / |
| Quais | 80 | 511 | / |
| Quost | 80 | 174 | / |
| Quait | 80 | 139 | / |
| Quase | 80 | 48 | / |
| Quatz | 80 | 46 | / |
| Quwas | 80 | 35 | / |
| Quwat | 80 | 33 | / |
| Quahs | 80 | 30 | / |
| Quath | 80 | 18 | / |
| Quatt | 80 | 14 | / |
| Quays | 80 | 14 | / |
| Qwast | 80 | 12 | / |
| Guast | 80 | 9 | / |
| Nquat | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kuast | 80 | 6 | / |
| Qasht | 80 | 4 | / |
| Quqas | 80 | 4 | / |
| Queas | 80 | 3 | / |
| Quasz | 80 | 2 | / |
| Qaest | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaht | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quazt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cuast | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quayt | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quuas | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Qaist | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quads | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quqat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Quaut | 80 | 0 | / |
| Quastová | 77 | 12 | / |
| Qua | 75 | 5,171 | / |
| Qas | 75 | 1,103 | / |
| Qat | 75 | 860 | / |
| Quaite | 73 | 227 | / |
| Kuasth | 73 | 46 | / |
| Quatse | 73 | 44 | / |
| Guaste | 73 | 28 | / |
| Quaish | 73 | 26 | / |
| Quaatz | 73 | 20 | / |
| Quaadt | 73 | 15 | / |
| Quaass | 73 | 11 | / |
| Quatch | 73 | 9 | / |
| Quaith | 73 | 7 | / |
| Quasch | 73 | 7 | / |
| Quaise | 73 | 6 | / |
| Quashe | 73 | 6 | / |
| Quayth | 73 | 5 | / |
| Queate | 73 | 3 | / |
| Quatte | 73 | 2 | / |
| Quaiss | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quuazt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Queist | 73 | 1 | / |
| Queath | 73 | 1 | / |
| Guasth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quwais | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quaush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quwait | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quostp | 73 | 1 | / |
| Quaits | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quautz | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quasse | 73 | 0 | / |
| Qais | 67 | 16,215 | / |
| Kast | 67 | 9,776 | / |
| Quah | 67 | 8,057 | / |
| Quay | 67 | 3,741 | / |
| Quea | 67 | 3,692 | / |
| Cast | 67 | 3,306 | / |
| Kuat | 67 | 2,779 | / |
| Guas | 67 | 1,497 | / |
| Quai | 67 | 1,280 | / |
| Qase | 67 | 1,133 | / |
| Guat | 67 | 794 | / |
| Kuas | 67 | 779 | / |
| Cuas | 67 | 774 | / |
| Qaht | 67 | 586 | / |
| Qaat | 67 | 427 | / |
| Quax | 67 | 322 | / |
| Qash | 67 | 300 | / |
| Cuat | 67 | 260 | / |
| Quaß | 67 | 237 | / |
| Quaisse | 67 | 234 | / |
| Quka | 67 | 226 | / |
| Quos | 67 | 107 | / |
| Quqa | 67 | 100 | / |
| Qays | 67 | 96 | / |
| Qath | 67 | 53 | / |
| Quad | 67 | 43 | / |
| Qait | 67 | 36 | / |
| Qass | 67 | 32 | / |
| Qhat | 67 | 20 | / |
| Qate | 67 | 20 | / |
| Quatsch | 67 | 19 | / |
| Quap | 67 | 18 | / |
| Qeas | 67 | 17 | / |
| Qous | 67 | 13 | / |
| Qaas | 67 | 12 | / |
| Hqas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Qwas | 67 | 11 | / |
| Quot | 67 | 10 | / |
| Qout | 67 | 9 | / |
| Qasd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Quaj | 67 | 8 | / |
| Qest | 67 | 5 | / |
| Qayt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quaa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Quwa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qatp | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qatt | 67 | 4 | / |
| Qatd | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qads | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quca | 67 | 3 | / |
| Quoa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Qats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Queatte | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qaus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quha | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qasz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hqua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qeut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Quatova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Guastte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qqat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qaut | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qahs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qwat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qajs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qajt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qatz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qcua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qkua | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qgas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qhas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cqas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cqat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kqat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hqat | 67 | 1 | / |
Quast Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Quast in the Arabic language | ||
| كواست | kwast | - |
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