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

Roest occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

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

This last name is the 88,439^th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,341,595 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Roest live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762^nd most frequently used first name internationally, borne by 16 people.

The last name Roest is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 4,366 people, or 1 in 3,868. In The Netherlands it is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 34 percent live, North Holland, where 20 percent live and Utrecht, where 12 percent live. Besides The Netherlands this surname exists in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 6 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Roest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Roest has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Roest surname expanded 2,955 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Roest Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Roest last name are 13.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.23% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Roest earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 16.93% more than the national average, earning R 277,872 per year; in United States they earn 10.83% more than the national average, earning $47,822 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.24% more than the national average, earning $56,757 CAD per year.