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

The last name Shost (Russian: Шост) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 420,458^th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 8,833,389 people. The last name Shost occurs mostly in Europe, where 71 percent of Shost reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 121,071. In Ukraine Shost is most common in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 25 percent are found, Cherkasy Oblast, where 20 percent are found and Donetsk Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Ukraine Shost exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Shost Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Shost surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 64.29% registered with the political party.

Shost earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning $50,541 USD per year.