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

The last name Vest (Georgian: ვესტ, Hindi: वेस्ट, Russian: Вест) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vest.

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

It is the 30,155^th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 411,191 people. The last name Vest occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Vest are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Vest is also the 766,399^th most numerous given name globally, held by 145 people.

Vest is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 14,403 people, or 1 in 25,166. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Virginia, where 11 percent live, Texas, where 10 percent live and Indiana, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States Vest occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 5 percent live and France, where 2 percent live.

Vest Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Vest has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 689 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 231 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 213 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vest Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vest last name are 15.1% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.87% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vest earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 3.69% more than the national average, earning 358,834 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.23% less than the national average, earning R 137,280 per year; in United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,560 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.95% less than the national average, earning $48,715 CAD per year.