Rost Surname

21,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Rost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany15,6561:5,142614
United States5,1381:70,5458,187
Brazil1,0601:201,9577,763
Argentina7051:60,6295,167
Russia5111:282,04129,222
Poland4771:79,68312,414
France3871:171,63526,703
Netherlands2511:67,28011,478
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Iran1391:552,39231,644
Sweden1321:74,5975,595
Switzerland1091:75,3488,812
South Africa1091:497,04340,551
Hungary1081:90,8918,941
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
Austria721:118,27016,587
Spain661:708,36430,810
Chile571:309,0618,852
England531:1,051,28451,324
Czechia481:221,53131,190
Indonesia351:3,778,548197,284
Australia341:793,99150,673
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Belarus231:413,09041,560
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Norway141:367,30634,015
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Armenia41:732,54511,666
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
China21:683,660,78330,601
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8631:58,1916,462

The alternate forms: Röst (190) & Rošt (12) are calculated separately.

Rost (680) may also be a first name.

Rost Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Rost Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Rost (Russian: Рост) is most common in Germany. It may also be rendered as: Röst or Rošt. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rost? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rost is the 21,219th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 283,639 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Rost live; 64 percent live in Western Europe and 63 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 317,548th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 680 people.

This surname is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 15,656 people, or 1 in 5,142. In Germany Rost is most numerous in: Saxony, where 16 percent live, Bavaria, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent live. Beside Germany this surname exists in 80 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Rost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Rost has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rost last name rose 595 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 241 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Rost Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (77%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Rost are 12.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.07% being registered with the political party.

The amount Rost earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning 358,366 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 41.92% more than the national average, earning R 337,260 per year; in United States they earn 6.03% more than the national average, earning $45,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.65% more than the national average, earning $50,008 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Röst92190/
Rošt9212/
Roest895,432/
Roost892,004/
Roste89436/
Roust89215/
Rosts8934/
Rosth8929/
Roist8924/
Rosst8923/
Rohst8911/
Hrost898/
Roszt895/
Rostt892/
Rostz891/
Rhost891/
Rostø891/
Rrost891/
Rotst891/
Rosht890/
Royst890/
Ros86128,692/
Rot8620,812/
Roosth80107/
Rousst8078/
Rooste8054/
Ruoste8032/
Royset8026/
Rouste8016/
Rostte805/
Rosste802/
Roustt801/
Rostås801/
Roiste801/
Roysht801/
Rousht801/
Rhostz801/
Rhoest800/
Ross75485,935/
Rose75415,299/
Roth75237,580/
Rout75156,747/
Roos7571,964/
Ruot7540,228/
Root7537,943/
Rust7534,962/
Rott7512,113/
Rois7512,000/
Rote758,484/
Rast757,915/
Rous756,548/
Rest753,418/
Rosh752,837/
Roys752,702/
Rohs751,455/
Rots75746/
Rojs75503/
Roht75487/
Royt75482/
Rüst75464/
Hros75342/
Roit75333/
Rodt75143/
Ruos75134/
Rojt75126/
Rosz75120/
Rosø75111/
Rìos7587/
Rosd7562/
Hrot7557/
Roås7553/
Rods7551/
Roxs7539/
Räst7526/
Rhos7515/
Åros7513/
Rosp753/
Rïos753/
Roså752/
Roßt752/
Rotd752/
Rzos751/
Rhot751/
Rgos751/
Roës751/
Roët751/
Roís751/
Rzot751/
Rosj751/
Rosx751/
Rostova735,758/
Rostová7364/
Roisset739/
Rojseth734/
Rostowa733/
Roostte731/
Roysset731/
Ro67250,282/
Routh6790,970/
Rouse6748,709/
Rothe6736,060/
Roush6714,905/
Roose678,469/
Rasht677,603/
Roodt677,095/
Roots674,682/
Rosse674,170/
Rosch672,892/
Royse672,690/
Raste672,567/
Rodth672,278/
Routt672,261/
Rotte672,052/
Rooth671,698/
Ruoss671,486/
Ruste671,198/
Roith671,062/
Reust671,004/
Royds671,003/
Hrast67593/
Roths67586/
Rodts67543/
Route67524/
Roote67448/
Rouss67372/
Hross67361/
Roshe67343/
Hrosh67331/
Royte67247/
Rhout67211/
Roise67204/
Roshd67201/
Raust67199/
Roiss67181/
Rotch67177/
Hrout67174/
Roods67156/
Roidt67150/
Rohus67146/
Roosz67144/
Routs67135/
Roitz67119/
Reest67112/
Hrust67100/
Roish6792/
Rooss6789/
Rohut6781/
Rotth6774/
Rhods6772/
Rotts6765/
Rojht6764/
Rusth6763/
Roitt6761/
Rosså6760/
Rohdt6748/
Hrots6742/
Rösth6741/
Rossz6741/
Roits6737/
Roysh6736/
Röste6736/
Roisz6730/
Rotås6729/
Rohsh6728/
Rocht6727/
Ruist6723/
Røros6723/
Roite6721/
Hrois6720/
Roshtova6719/
Ruoth6719/
Royss6719/
Roshh6719/
Resst6716/
Rouhs6716/
Rhoss6715/
Roysp6714/
Royth6713/
Roott6712/
Reszt6712/
Rouds6711/
Ruote6710/
Routz6710/
Rooys679/
Ratst679/
Rouht679/
Rhose679/
Roosh677/
Rusts677/
Hrosz677/
Rasth677/
Rodds676/
Ruose676/
Hroot676/
Roytz675/
Rodås675/
Rotse674/
Rottz674/
Rgoit673/
Rossd673/
Rohds673/
Resth673/
Rousd673/
Rodse673/
Hrods673/
Hrott673/
Rohys673/
Rothh672/
Rousz672/
Rustt672/
Rasts672/
Rosce672/
Rhois672/
Rohts672/
Rouxs672/
Hrgot672/
Hroos672/
Rusht672/
Rohss671/
Rosss671/
Royts671/
Russt671/
Rustd671/
Ruosh671/
Ruott671/
Rosph671/
Rgott671/
Rootp671/
Rojhs671/
Rodtz671/
Rodzt671/
Roisd671/
Rhote671/
Rroth671/
Rodte671/
Rhoys671/
Hroth671/
Rrous671/
Rohtt671/
Hrostova671/
Rhuot671/
Rosztova671/
Roohs671/
Rrest671/
Ruyst671/
Rustø671/
Hrous671/
Raast671/
Rossx671/
Rohtz671/
Rrhot671/
Rastd671/
Hrest671/
Hrose671/
Rross670/
Rrose670/
Rhoth670/
Rhott670/
Hrotz670/
Restt670/
Ruohs670/
Rastz670/
Rousp670/
Rotsh670/
Rotce670/

Rost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Rost in the Russian language
Ростrost-

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