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Where Does The Last Name Yost Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Yost (Arabic: يوست, Russian: Йост) occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Yost? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname Yost is the 19,553^rd most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 259,769 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Yost are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 840,349^th most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 123 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 26,381 people, or 1 in 13,739. In The United States Yost is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this last name exists in 49 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Yost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Yost has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 397 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yost Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Yost last name are 19.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.93% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Yost earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.47% more than the national average, earning $43,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $54,376 CAD per year.