Yingst Surname

271,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Yingst Surname User-submission:

The Yingst surname is derived from the German word, jungst, meaning 'youngest'. In German, the u in jungst has an umlaut on top of it.

Yingst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4241:254,53624,133
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1641:306,21124,200

Yingst Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Yingst surname is derived from the German word, jungst, meaning 'youngest'. In German, the u in jungst has an umlaut on top of it.

- jyingst

Yingst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yingst occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yingst? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 271,170th most frequently occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 5,071,361 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Yingst are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Yingst is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,424 people, or 1 in 254,536. In The United States Yingst is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Yingst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yingst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yingst surname increased 868 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yingst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Yingst surname are 26.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.94% registered to vote for the party.

Yingst earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.08% less than the national average, earning $40,957 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yings917/
Ingst910/
Hingst832,410/
Jingst8395/
Jyngst837/
Gingst835/
Yinqst831/
Yingsp831/
Uingst830/
Ings802,250/
Hingsth771/
Jingstt770/
Engst73849/
Inggs73427/
Hings73141/
Uings7382/
Gings7357/
Ingse7314/
Yongs734/
Yinks734/
Aings734/
Jings733/
Inngs733/
Yingz731/
Inkst731/
Oings731/
Eings730/
Haytings711/
Hengst676,278/
Goings674,420/
Isings6767/
Hingse6731/
Jingse6721/
Hoings6715/
Huings6711/
Etings675/
Gaings674/
Haings673/
Yingce671/
Heings671/
Jingks671/
Goyngs671/
Gengst671/
Yingch671/
Inkste671/
Yonngs670/
Hinkst670/
Jinngs670/
Engste670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Yingst
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