Worldwide, Best (Best 
, بست 
, Бест 
) is a common unisex first name. The first name Best is habitual in Tunisia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Lebanon, and Morocco. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Nigeria, Egypt, and Indonesia. Also, Best is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Best | Germany, United Kingdom, Algeria, Nigeria, United States |
| بست | Sudan, Egypt, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| Бест | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine |
| בסט | Israel |
Bast, Bent, Beste, Betest, Betst, Better, Beśt, Bešt, Bist, Bèst, Bèsť, Bèśt, Bèśť, Bèšt, Bèšť, Bést, Bésť, Béśt, Béśť, Béšt, Béšť, Bêst, Bêsť, Bêt, Bêśt, Bêśţ, Bêśť, Bêšt, Bêšť, Bêť, Bëst, Bësť, Bëśt, Bëśť, Bëšt, Bëšţ, Bëšť, Bēst, Bēšť, Bĕst, Bĕsť, Bĕŝť, Bęst, Bęśt, Bęšť, Běst, Běśť, Běšť, বেস্ট, ดีที่สุด,
Best is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| dudley robert william best (1844-1928) naturalist (b. 1844) |
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| alonzo l. best American politician, US (b. 1854) |
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| humphrey willie best (1884-1959) (b. 1884) |
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| roy best American illustrator, US (b. 1892) |
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| sir john victor hall best (1894-1972) dentist (b. 1894) |
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| roy best American prison warden and actor, US (b. 1900) |
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| giles best British judge, GB (b. 1925) |
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| carroll best American bluegrass banjo player and music educator, US (b. 1931) |
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| ray best American football coach, US (b. 1935) |
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| carlisle best West Indian cricketer, BB (b. 1959) |
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| giles best researcher |
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| mico the best Rwandan singer/songwriter |
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| jackson best college basketball player (2019–2020) Southern Illinois-Edwardsville |
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| clermont l best Best, Clermont L; class of 1847 |
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| campbell best footballer, NZ (b. 1986) |
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