Bestor Surname

657,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 458 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bestor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bestor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4281:846,86764,596
Nigeria231:7,701,859170,290
England21:27,859,030389,889
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1261:398,56129,579

The alternate forms: Beştor (7) are calculated separately.

Bestor (49) may also be a first name.

Bestor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bestor is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Beştor. Click here for further potential spellings of Bestor.

How Common Is The Last Name Bestor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 657,184th most prevalent last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,911,672 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Bestor live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 49 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 846,867. In The United States Bestor is most numerous in: Wisconsin, where 18 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Minnesota, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.

Bestor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bestor has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bestor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bestor last name are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Bestor earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.75% more than the national average, earning $49,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Beştor947/
Bestoir9251/
Bestoer9231/
Bestorp928/
Beastor921/
Behstor921/
Bestour920/
Betor91210/
Beistorp867/
Beestorp861/
Bestar83497/
Beytor83270/
Bhetor83193/
Bastor83161/
Betorz83101/
Betore8383/
Beator8374/
Bistor8363/
Vestor8351/
Behtor8341/
Bettor8321/
Betour8317/
Westor8314/
Bextor839/
Bestur837/
Bietor835/
Bostor833/
Betoor833/
Beitor833/
Betorr833/
Betoir831/
Bethor831/
Bestard772,360/
Bestuir77247/
Westgor7761/
Westort7748/
Bistore7737/
Bistour7731/
Veshtor7719/
Betoure7717/
Vestorp7713/
Vestoir7711/
Beatore7710/
Beytour7710/
Bettour778/
Bestart777/
Bethord776/
Betourd775/
Besthar774/
Bethore772/
Vestore772/
Bestare772/
Behtoor772/
Bostour771/
Basztor771/
Bethoor771/
Bethour771/
Beytore771/
Westotr771/
Bethtor771/
Behthor771/
Bestuur771/
Westorp771/
Bejstar771/
Bistoer771/
Basstor771/
Beshtar771/
Beztour771/
Baistor770/
Beastar770/
Westour770/
Betar733,428/
Bitor731,058/
Vetor73604/
Bytor732/
Veshtort71346/
Westhorp71107/
Westtorp7127/
Vesttorp717/
Bettoire717/
Wejstorp715/
Veshtorh714/
Beitoure712/
Beithour711/
Bechtord711/
Bayshtor711/
Baystore711/
Wiesztor711/
Wesztort711/
Beistard710/
Bitour671,816/
Bastar671,185/
Boitor671,167/
Betare671,001/
Bettar67814/
Vettor67737/
Bojtor67730/
Bujtor67640/
Bhetar67559/
Beytar67521/
Bhitor67420/
Beetar67419/
Beitar67376/
Betard67323/
Bittor67306/
Westthorp67122/
Veator67113/
Bitore6778/
Bistar6771/
Behtar6769/
Boytor6751/
Vestar6737/
Veyshtort6735/
Vistor6733/
Vestur6727/
Betart6725/
Bostar6719/
Baytor6711/
Westar6710/
Wistor679/
Bietar678/
Bistur678/
Bytorp678/
Bextar678/
Buitor677/
Beatorova677/
Betgar676/
Bethar675/
Beatar675/
Baistorph674/
Betahr673/
Veishtort673/
Betarr672/
Vextor672/
Betsthart672/
Baştor672/
Bystorova671/
Bytour671/
Wuesthorr671/
Veitor671/
Bistár671/
Bitort671/
Baztor671/
Betaar671/
Bystar671/
Bedtar671/
Beteur671/
Bithor670/
Whetstour670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bestor
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