Pastor Surname

3,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143,915 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Monaco

Pastor Surname Definition:

From the office, a 'shepherd,' 'clergyman. ' William Pastor and Walter Pastor served on an inquest made at Peebles, 1262 (APS., I, p. 101, red).

Pastor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain52,0081:89989
Philippines16,2181:6,242535
Peru12,9611:2,452413
Mexico10,1041:12,2851,160
United States9,7721:37,0924,596
France7,3361:9,054822
Brazil5,9141:36,1981,494
Guatemala5,4531:2,949460
Argentina4,4631:9,577925
Colombia1,5691:30,4491,941
Ecuador1,4111:11,2731,814
Romania1,3601:14,7631,885
Nigeria1,3081:135,4308,751
Poland1,1761:32,3204,975
Germany9681:83,16710,505
Honduras9611:9,174618
Dominican Republic8171:12,770981
Chile8151:21,6151,351
Serbia7231:9,8821,179
Portugal5571:18,7041,333
Venezuela5521:54,7182,618
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Bolivia4901:21,6661,718
Uruguay4831:7,105784
Canada4501:81,8799,127
India4151:1,848,35065,079
England3091:180,31716,264
Slovakia2841:18,7902,885
Czechia2701:39,3836,516
Netherlands2691:62,77810,793
South Africa2541:213,29822,519
Cuba2501:46,0911,946
Paraguay2451:29,5381,018
Australia2421:111,55212,427
Costa Rica2101:22,762767
Italy2021:302,75637,937
Panama1951:20,0631,353
Papua New Guinea1831:44,5565,479
El Salvador1701:37,3171,168
Kenya1541:299,86919,047
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
Puerto Rico1471:24,151786
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Russia1271:1,134,82784,472
Ukraine1261:361,29144,578
Switzerland1191:69,0168,291
Belgium1061:108,45916,244
Singapore861:64,0432,603
Andorra771:1,089182
New Caledonia731:3,784630
Thailand711:994,906151,495
Monaco631:5883
Croatia611:69,32112,444
Sweden381:259,12517,909
Cameroon351:593,40245,326
Austria341:250,45429,541
Nicaragua301:200,7032,533
French Polynesia251:11,2322,339
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Belize241:14,8111,562
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Lebanon211:268,4339,626
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland151:356,92115,763
South Korea151:3,416,017641
Hungary141:701,16338,752
China121:113,943,4645,994
Ghana111:2,456,42711,552
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Norway81:642,78647,258
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Uganda71:5,577,040114,218
Mauritius61:215,5708,537
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
DR Congo31:24,626,523260,455
Ethiopia31:32,515,42129,577
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Angola21:13,494,60711,780
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Egypt21:45,967,877132,655
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Montenegro21:319,7827,691
Myanmar21:25,968,9922,110
Sri Lanka21:10,404,28018,448
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States981:512,43635,831

The alternate forms: Pástor (584) & Pàstor (4) are calculated separately.

Pastor (168,997) may also be a first name.

Pastor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the office, a 'shepherd,' 'clergyman. ' William Pastor and Walter Pastor served on an inquest made at Peebles, 1262 (APS., I, p. 101, red).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

The person who guards a herd of animals.

Ancient surname found in Aragon, Cuenca, La Rioja, Catalonia, Majorca, Navarre, Leon, and Segovia. Derived from latin "pastus" or "pasco" - shepherd or clergyman. Seems to originate in Zaragoza. Name of village near Compostela.

From "pastus" that means pastizal or pasture.

Name from Riojano in Matute. One branch in Navarre.

Spanish Surnames In The Southwestern United States (1978) by Richard Donovon Woods

Pastor Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Pastor Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Pastor (Hindi: पस्तोर, Marathi: टोर, Oriya: ପାୋର, Russian: Пастор) is most common in Spain. It can appear as a variant: Pástor or Pàstor. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pastor? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,888th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 50,638 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 46 percent of Pastor are found; 37 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent are found in Iberian Europe. It is also the 6,220th most frequently held forename in the world It is held by 168,997 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Spain, where it is carried by 52,008 people, or 1 in 899. In Spain Pastor is most frequent in: Valencian Community, where 35 percent reside, Madrid, where 14 percent reside and Catalonia, where 11 percent reside. Barring Spain Pastor is found in 133 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent reside and Peru, where 9 percent reside.

Pastor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pastor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pastor last name expanded 9,971 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 3,090 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pastor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Pastor last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (90%) in Lebanon, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pastor last name are 0.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.37% registered with the party.

The amount Pastor earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 47.97% more than the national average, earning €44,435 per year; in Peru they earn 25.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,419 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning R 235,884 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.23% more than the national average, earning $29,792,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $61,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pástor94584/
Pàstor944/
Pastore9239,442/
Pasztor922,410/
Pastoor922,067/
Pastour92789/
Paustor92100/
Pastohr9216/
Passtor927/
Pazstor925/
Paastor923/
Pastoir921/
Pastord921/
Peastor921/
Pasdtor921/
Paistor920/
Pator9152,931/
Passtore863/
Pastoure862/
Pasttore861/
Paxtor831,603/
Pastur83588/
Postor83544/
Pathor83444/
Patoir83320/
Pattor83181/
Patoor83155/
Pastar83147/
Patore83138/
Patour83132/
Pestor8350/
Phator8310/
Patorp839/
Paztor835/
Paytor832/
Peator832/
Paitor832/
Padtor831/
Paator831/
Pastorová80444/
Pastorova80150/
Pásztor7713,949/
Pasteur773,098/
Pastare771,030/
Pathoor77351/
Pasture77281/
Pashtar77210/
Pestour77157/
Pastard77153/
Pestoor7750/
Pfathor7746/
Pathore7739/
Pattoor7736/
Pautore7725/
Pastaur7711/
Pázstor7711/
Paistar778/
Phastar778/
Paztore777/
Pastarr774/
Pattoir774/
Phostor774/
Patoure774/
Patthor774/
Pasztur773/
Phestor772/
Pazthor772/
Poistor771/
Pattord771/
Pattore771/
Pasttar771/
Pastuur771/
Phatore771/
Postore771/
Pastôre771/
Pathour771/
Patoyre771/
Passtar771/
Pasztar771/
Păsztor771/
Posztor771/
Patoire771/
Paitoor771/
Padstar771/
Pasztorova7573/
Pasztorová7560/
Patar7388,794/
Potor73742/
Pótor73131/
Patorova7155/
Pashture7110/
Phaistar715/
Phadtore714/
Pasteure714/
Postoure712/
Paattoor711/
Pastheur711/
Pashthar711/
Posthour710/
Pattar6730,908/
Pathar6711,095/
Patare678,019/
Patard671,734/
Pástorová67607/
Paytar67512/
Patgar67319/
Paštar67255/
Postar67116/
Pautar67116/
Phatar6799/
Paitar6741/
Patart6732/
Potore6726/
Pottor6721/
Pestar6720/
Postorova6715/
Paatar6715/
Pahtar6713/
Patarp678/
Patarr677/
Postur676/
Paytorova675/
Pateur675/
Pothor673/
Pajtar673/
Pataar672/
Patatr672/
Pastarova672/
Postár672/
Peatar672/
Potoor671/
Pasturova671/
Poxtor671/
Padtar671/
Poutor671/
Potort671/
Hpatar671/
Paxtar671/
Patarz671/
Peutor671/
Paitthorp670/
Poytor670/
Peytor670/

Pastor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pastor in the Hindi language
पस्तोरpastora-
Pastor in the Oriya language
ପାୋରpaora-
Pastor in the Marathi language
टोरtora-
Pastor in the Russian language
Пасторpastor-

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