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

Yingst is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yingst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 271,170th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,071,361 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Yingst live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,424 people, or 1 in 254,536. In The United States Yingst is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Yingst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Yingst has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yingst last name increased 868 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yingst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Yingst surname are 26.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.94% registered with 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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