Family name Гист (Gist 
, Guist 
, Гист 
) , in all the world, is quite a common surname. The surname Гист is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare surname, Germany, where it is a rare surname, and Romania. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Much less frequently, Гист is the forename as well as the last name.