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

The last name Wast is held by more people in Syria than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Wäst. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 459,598^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 9,915,028 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 88 percent of Wast reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 80 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,504,468^th most commonly used first name world-wide, held by 45 people.

The last name is most numerous in Syria, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 32,658. In Syria it is mostly found in: Rif Dimashq Governorate, where 98 percent are found and Homs Governorate, where 2 percent are found. Other than Syria Wast is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Pakistan, where 3 percent are found.

Wast Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Wast has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wast last name fell 43 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wast Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wast surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Wast earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.