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

Yost (Arabic: يوست, Russian: Йост) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

Yost is the 19,553^rd most common family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 259,769 people. The surname Yost 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. Yost is also the 840,349^th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 123 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 26,381 people, or 1 in 13,739. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Ohio, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 49 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Yost Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Yost has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Yost surname increased 525 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 397 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Yost Last Name Statistics ^demography

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