Wuest Surname
Approximately 3,285 people bear this surname
Wuest Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,358 | 1:153,715 | 15,754 |
| Germany | 263 | 1:306,104 | 31,180 |
| France | 176 | 1:377,402 | 56,030 |
| Switzerland | 104 | 1:78,970 | 9,101 |
| Canada | 102 | 1:361,231 | 32,546 |
| Argentina | 76 | 1:562,413 | 40,543 |
| Mexico | 27 | 1:4,597,267 | 27,985 |
| England | 20 | 1:2,785,903 | 97,972 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 1:226,416 | 21,878 |
| Australia | 18 | 1:1,499,761 | 75,721 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Nicaragua | 3 | 1:2,007,030 | 6,490 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 399 | 1:125,861 | 12,158 |
The alternate forms: Wuëst (1) are calculated separately.
Wuest Demographics
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Wuest Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wuest Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wuest occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Wuëst. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wuest? popularity and diffusion
Wuest is the 136,587th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 2,218,431 people. The last name Wuest is mostly found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Wuest live; 75 percent live in North America and 74 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 2,358 people, or 1 in 153,715. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name exists in 34 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 8 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.
Wuest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Wuest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Wuest surname increased 591 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 222 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Wuest Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Wuest are 16.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.69% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Wuest earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 176% more than the national average, earning S/. 53,503 per year; in United States they earn 8.61% more than the national average, earning $46,865 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.52% less than the national average, earning $47,935 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wuëst | 93 | 1 | / |
| Wueste | 91 | 201 | / |
| Wouest | 91 | 1 | / |
| West | 89 | 409,029 | / |
| Wust | 89 | 3,908 | / |
| Uest | 89 | 44 | / |
| Wuescht | 83 | 1 | / |
| Wiest | 80 | 11,402 | / |
| Weist | 80 | 4,046 | / |
| Woest | 80 | 1,724 | / |
| Westh | 80 | 1,707 | / |
| Weast | 80 | 1,154 | / |
| Weste | 80 | 838 | / |
| Weest | 80 | 60 | / |
| Weust | 80 | 35 | / |
| Westt | 80 | 32 | / |
| Huest | 80 | 21 | / |
| Wusth | 80 | 13 | / |
| Wesst | 80 | 10 | / |
| Weyst | 80 | 9 | / |
| Whest | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ueste | 80 | 6 | / |
| Weszt | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wusst | 80 | 5 | / |
| Wustt | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vuest | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wedst | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wvest | 80 | 2 | / |
| Westd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wuust | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ouest | 80 | 1 | / |
| Wwest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wuist | 80 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 80 | 0 | / |
| Waest | 80 | 0 | / |
| Wieszt | 73 | 373 | / |
| Weiste | 73 | 62 | / |
| Woehst | 73 | 54 | / |
| Hueste | 73 | 40 | / |
| Wescht | 73 | 12 | / |
| Wejset | 73 | 7 | / |
| Weijst | 73 | 6 | / |
| Weiszt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Houest | 73 | 3 | / |
| Westhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| D'West | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wheist | 73 | 2 | / |
| Westte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Westph | 73 | 1 | / |
| Wuscht | 73 | 1 | / |
| Weastt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huests | 73 | 1 | / |
| Huesth | 73 | 1 | / |
| Whiest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weisst | 73 | 0 | / |
| Wweest | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weaste | 73 | 0 | / |
| Weistt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Best | 67 | 110,527 | / |
| Vest | 67 | 17,723 | / |
| Wüst | 67 | 13,153 | / |
| Wist | 67 | 2,226 | / |
| Wast | 67 | 735 | / |
| Weiseth | 67 | 342 | / |
| Vust | 67 | 121 | / |
| Weisæth | 67 | 53 | / |
| Wöst | 67 | 32 | / |
| Wost | 67 | 27 | / |
| Wyst | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wäst | 67 | 22 | / |
| Westová | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wjst | 67 | 15 | / |
| Wext | 67 | 8 | / |
| Uist | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wűst | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wesd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Weishet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uezt | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Weast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wusd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wèst | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Wuest
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