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

The surname Rast (Arabic: راست, Bengali: রাস্ত, Hindi: रास्त, Russian: Раст) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as: Räst. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname Rast is the 63,294^th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 920,726 people. The surname Rast is predominantly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Rast are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 313,811^th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 694 people.

Rast is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 2,113 people, or 1 in 171,538. In The United States it is mostly found in: South Carolina, where 18 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States Rast is found in 60 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 17 percent reside.

Rast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Rast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rast last name expanded 675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rast Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rast last name are 20.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.44% registered with the party.

The amount Rast earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.18% less than the national average, earning 252,027 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.64% more than the national average, earning $47,308 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.06% less than the national average, earning $47,666 CAD per year.