The Fest surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 413 people carried this name — #48,109 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 666,700 people counted.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 189 people named Fest.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 6

Haut-Rhin 108

Paris 26

Bas-Rhin 13

Territoire de Belfort 6

Moselle 6

Val-de-Marne 5

Aube 5

Gironde 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

35 people named Fest live in Switzerland.

They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 8

Aargau 6

Fribourg 6

St. Gallen 5

Geneva 4

Lucerne 3

Vaud 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

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