177.29 ^cm

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

The last name Rast (Arabic: راست, Bengali: রাস্ত, Hindi: रास्त, Russian: Раст) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Räst. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The last name is the 63,294^th most numerous surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 920,726 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Rast are found; 47 percent are found in Western Europe and 45 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Rast is also the 313,811^th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 694 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,113 people, or 1 in 171,538. In The United States it is most common in: South Carolina, where 18 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and California, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Rast occurs in 60 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 26 percent reside and Switzerland, where 17 percent reside.

Rast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Rast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rast surname grew 675 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 567 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rast Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Rast surname are 20.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.44% registered to vote for 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.