Vost Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1521:366,56626,048
Australia741:364,80730,412
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1201:203,12816,084
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

The alternate forms: Vöst (347) are calculated separately.

Vost (14) may also be a first name.

Vost Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vost (Russian: Вост) is found most frequently in England. It may also be rendered as: Vöst. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vost? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 814,680th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Vost live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Vost is also the 3,024,661st most numerous given name at a global level, held by 14 people.

The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 152 people, or 1 in 366,566. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Beside England this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Vost Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vost has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Vost last name rose 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vost Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vost are 45.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 92% registered with the party.

The amount Vost earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.03% less than the national average, earning $43,136 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.13% more than the national average, earning $54,715 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vöst92347/
Voost89119/
Voest8976/
Voste8939/
Voist896/
Hvost891/
Vos8656,707/
Vot86800/
Voyset8055/
Voscht8023/
Voiset8017/
Voiste801/
Vuoste801/
Vostch800/
Voss7556,477/
Vest7517,723/
Bost7512,891/
Voit758,767/
Voth758,039/
Vote756,124/
Vose753,636/
Vast752,356/
Vohs752,309/
Voos751,856/
Voyt751,721/
Fost75619/
Vout75585/
Voot75421/
Vojt75259/
Vois75188/
Vosh75178/
Vwos75133/
Voys75108/
Vous75102/
Vott75101/
Votz7590/
Vosz7585/
Vots7546/
Vuot7545/
Voht7532/
Vwot7531/
Vojs7528/
Wost7527/
Väst7512/
Hvot758/
Vodt755/
Voët753/
Vhot752/
Votp751/
Vhos751/
Votd751/
Vgot751/
Vosd751/
Vosp751/
Voxt751/
Vozt750/
Uost750/
Voisset73142/
Vostova736/
Voysset731/
Vo671,766,860/
Foust6715,907/
Woest671,724/
Voith671,234/
Boost671,114/
Pfost67873/
Boust67781/
Vaast67757/
Vaste67728/
Voute67716/
Vosse67684/
Vooys67682/
Foist67446/
Voise67423/
Votte67409/
Vesth67381/
Foste67307/
Vocht67305/
Boste67261/
Voits67248/
Woost67201/
Voutt67183/
Foest67181/
Voiss67179/
Voots67158/
Vosch67151/
Vuist67137/
Boyst67104/
Voyse6784/
Vootz6781/
Voûte6780/
Voite6777/
Woste6769/
Vasht6764/
Vhote6763/
Voitz6762/
Voyts6757/
Voihs6754/
Boist6749/
Vooth6743/
Vojth6742/
Hvostova6741/
Vooss6741/
Vojts6737/
Vothe6735/
Vouse6734/
Fosth6724/
Vöste6721/
Vasth6716/
Voitt6716/
Vestå6715/
Vouts6714/
Voose6713/
Foost6712/
Foszt6711/
Foyst6710/
Vasts679/
Vahst679/
Vodth678/
Vehst678/
Vosgy678/
Wohst676/
Vouth675/
Vohtz675/
Hvest675/
Voyte675/
Woust675/
Västå675/
Vhosh674/
Vaust674/
Voutz674/
Voshh674/
Voids674/
Vadst674/
Votch673/
Votts673/
Voshe673/
Bosth673/
Vhoss673/
Npost673/
Voish673/
Phost672/
Voult672/
Vuest672/
Voote672/
Bosst672/
Bosts672/
Bostz671/
Voush671/
Voydt671/
Voyth671/
Vogyt671/
Voidt671/
Vesst671/
Vhhot671/
Vasst671/
Huost671/
Vohse671/
Fosst671/
Vastt671/
Vodsø671/
Whost671/
Vastå671/
Vouhs671/
Vwose671/
D'Vos671/
Vozth671/
Voisj671/
Uohst671/
Votth670/
Voizt670/
Bostt670/
Vouss670/
Hvoss670/
Wosts670/
Wosth670/
Voyds670/

Vost Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vost in the Russian language
Востvost-

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Vost Reference & Research

Voss DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vost
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