von Joest Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

von Joest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Joest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
France31:22,140,907385,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

von Joest Last Name Facts

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

von Joest is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name von Joest? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of von Joest live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name von Joest is most numerous in Germany, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 4,472,526. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Berlin, where 83 percent are found. Beside Germany von Joest exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Jost941/
von Zoest895/
van Soest784,554/
van Zoest781,115/
van Joost7858/
von Zoete781/
van Joe751/
van Joeij671/
van Soedt671/
van Soezt671/
van Coe631/
van Saet59123/
van Caet5913/
van Saes591/
van Saedt561/
van Haecht5362/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to von Joest
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