Wust Surname

117,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Wust Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,2551:64,1488,254
Brazil1,0991:194,7907,513
Australia3731:72,3758,525
France3491:190,32329,635
United States2211:1,640,086109,636
Argentina1481:288,80723,114
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
England651:857,20145,134
Canada541:682,32655,162
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Peru181:1,765,78523,952
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Austria91:946,15970,786
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

The alternate forms: Wüst (13,153), Wűst (5) & Wúst (1) are calculated separately.

Wust (10) may also be a first name.

Wust Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wust is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant: Wüst, Wűst or Wúst. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wust? popularity and diffusion

It is the 117,754th most commonly held family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,864,776 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 47 percent of Wust live; 45 percent live in Western Europe and 35 percent live in Germanic Europe. Wust is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 10 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 1,255 people, or 1 in 64,148. In Germany Wust is most numerous in: Saxony-Anhalt, where 26 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Saxony, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 37 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Wust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wust has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Wust surname rose 164 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wust last name are 22.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.44% registered with the party.

The amount Wust earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 258.96% more than the national average, earning S/. 69,584 per year; in United States they earn 1.65% less than the national average, earning $42,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.76% more than the national average, earning $58,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wüst9213,153/
Wűst925/
Wúst921/
Wuest893,285/
Wuszt8946/
Weust8935/
Wuste8926/
Wusth8913/
Woust895/
Wusst895/
Wustt893/
Wuëst891/
Wuust891/
Waust891/
Wuist890/
Weuste80214/
Wuscht801/
Wist752,226/
Bust75976/
Vust75121/
Wost7527/
Wusd751/
Wuescht731/
Wiest6711,402/
Buist674,434/
Woest671,724/
Baust671,532/
Boust67781/
Wüste67692/
Buyst67592/
Wisth67383/
Busst67378/
Beust67324/
Woost67201/
Vuist67137/
Wiszt67136/
Wisst6795/
Vuyst6785/
Whist6776/
Vuust6746/
Busæt6725/
Wühst6715/
Wizst6712/
Bustt6711/
Busht678/
Bustø678/
Vaust674/
Wisht673/
Vuest672/
Vuste672/
Wussd671/
Vusht671/
Hwist671/
Whost671/
Wucht671/
Wuzth671/
Buszt671/
Wosth670/

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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 Wust
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