Wäst Surname
Approximately 22 people bear this surname
Wäst Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
The alternate forms: Wast (735) are calculated separately.
Wäst Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Wäst Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Wäst is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Wast. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wäst? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Wäst live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.
The last name Wäst is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden Wäst is most common in: Halland County, where 93 percent reside and Skåne County, where 7 percent reside. Besides Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Finland, where 36 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wast | 92 | 735 | / |
| West | 75 | 409,029 | / |
| Wist | 75 | 2,226 | / |
| Wäss | 75 | 32 | / |
| Wöst | 75 | 32 | / |
| Wost | 75 | 27 | / |
| Wädt | 75 | 26 | / |
| Wyst | 75 | 23 | / |
| Wjst | 75 | 15 | / |
| Väst | 75 | 12 | / |
| Wäse | 75 | 4 | / |
| Bäst | 75 | 2 | / |
| Wäxt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wèst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Wiest | 67 | 11,402 | / |
| Weist | 67 | 4,046 | / |
| Wuest | 67 | 3,285 | / |
| Woest | 67 | 1,724 | / |
| Westh | 67 | 1,707 | / |
| Weast | 67 | 1,154 | / |
| Wiste | 67 | 1,055 | / |
| Weste | 67 | 838 | / |
| Wäsch | 67 | 661 | / |
| Wöste | 67 | 616 | / |
| Wisth | 67 | 383 | / |
| Wiszt | 67 | 136 | / |
| Wisst | 67 | 95 | / |
| Whist | 67 | 76 | / |
| Wijst | 67 | 71 | / |
| Weest | 67 | 60 | / |
| Wöhst | 67 | 43 | / |
| Weust | 67 | 35 | / |
| Westt | 67 | 32 | / |
| Waast | 67 | 24 | / |
| Wätte | 67 | 23 | / |
| Wastå | 67 | 14 | / |
| Wizst | 67 | 12 | / |
| Washt | 67 | 12 | / |
| Wesst | 67 | 10 | / |
| Weyst | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waszt | 67 | 9 | / |
| Waist | 67 | 7 | / |
| Whest | 67 | 7 | / |
| Wasth | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wohst | 67 | 6 | / |
| Weszt | 67 | 5 | / |
| Västå | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wä | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wisht | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wahst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wedst | 67 | 2 | / |
| Westd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wajst | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wättz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyszt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wjsth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwast | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hwist | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wyost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wysht | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wwest | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wuist | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wists | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wastt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wosth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Westz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wystt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Waest | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Wäst
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