Rastas Surname
Approximately 925 people bear this surname
Rastas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finland | 785 | 1:7,002 | 1,095 |
| Sweden | 32 | 1:307,711 | 21,451 |
| Estonia | 31 | 1:42,639 | 8,109 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Canada | 15 | 1:2,456,373 | 146,130 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
The alternate forms: Rästas (193) are calculated separately.
Rastas (37) may also be a first name.
Rastas Demographics
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Rastas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Rastas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Rastas (Russian: Растас) is found in Finland more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Rästas. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Rastas? popularity and diffusion
The last name Rastas is the 384,325th most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,878,428 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Rastas live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 88 percent live in Scandinavia. Rastas is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 37 people.
The surname is most frequent in Finland, where it is borne by 785 people, or 1 in 7,002. In Finland Rastas is mostly found in: Southwest Finland, where 27 percent live, Uusimaa, where 26 percent live and Pirkanmaa, where 8 percent live. Outside of Finland it is found in 17 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 3 percent live and Estonia, where 3 percent live.
Rastas Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Rastas surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Rastas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.97% more than the national average, earning $57,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.55% more than the national average, earning $60,390 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Rastas Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Rastas in the Russian language | ||
| Растас | rastas | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Rastas
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