Hestor Surname

2,605,694th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55 people bear this surname

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

Hestor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hestor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:609,38430,680
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Hestor (118) may also be a first name.

Hestor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Hestor occurs most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hestor? popularity and diffusion

The last name Hestor is the 2,605,694th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Hestor are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Hestor is also the 859,937th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 118 people.

The last name Hestor is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 6,970,364. In The United States Hestor is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 60 percent reside, Florida, where 6 percent reside and Arizona, where 4 percent reside. Other than The United States Hestor occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 2 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent reside.

Hestor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Hestor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hestor last name decreased 4 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 97 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hestor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Hestor last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Hestor surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Hestor earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.36% less than the national average, earning $32,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chestor9241/
Hestord921/
Estor913,750/
Hetor9114/
Heishtor868/
Heistore860/
Heitor832,189/
Gestor83225/
Hastor83165/
Estour83163/
Estore83119/
Heator8367/
Estord8353/
Esthor8322/
Estort8318/
Hethor8318/
Histor8312/
Eustor8310/
Eastor834/
Hestar834/
Chetor834/
Oestor833/
Hextor832/
Estoer832/
Hetorp832/
Heetor831/
Hostor831/
Heztor831/
Esttor831/
Estojr831/
Jestor830/
Aestor830/
Etor801,616/
Haistor7753/
Chestar7728/
Cheator7719/
Eistorp779/
Hechtor779/
Edstorp776/
Hastour774/
Chetour774/
Chettor773/
Estorre773/
Hedtorp773/
Khetour772/
Estoure772/
Heitoir771/
Estorth771/
Chetorh771/
Hesteur771/
Geystor771/
Esstorp771/
Chetore771/
Haystor770/
Hasstor770/
Astor734,783/
Estur73946/
Estar73657/
Getor73508/
Etore73272/
Hitor73116/
Ostor7395/
Eitor7370/
Hetar7361/
Ettor7352/
Extor7349/
Jetor7316/
Etorh7313/
Etoor739/
Eytor736/
Istor735/
Etour734/
Eator733/
Jstor731/
Chettoor7139/
Kheitour7120/
Chettour7114/
Histoire7113/
Kheytour718/
Geysztor718/
Gejsztor714/
Heishtorova714/
Chesttar713/
Headstar711/
Kheshtar711/
Hechtoor711/
Easthorp710/
Khetar67338/
Ettore67287/
Hostar67249/
Ettour67172/
Hastar67124/
Ezztor67108/
Chitor6792/
Oestar6766/
Etorre6758/
Chetar6754/
Esthar6730/
Heitar6728/
Headstart6723/
Gestur6722/
Huitor6722/
Getoor6717/
Haytor6716/
Istore6716/
Geetor6716/
Astorr6714/
Gestar6712/
Asthor6712/
Astoor6711/
Estare6710/
Estard6710/
Jeator6710/
Histar679/
Gettor678/
Eastar677/
Heytar675/
Eestar675/
Hethar674/
Estarp674/
Hettar673/
Jestar673/
Asstor672/
Ashtor672/
Jettor672/
Esturt672/
Hetare672/
Kheytoure671/
Eatoor671/
Estarh671/
Esttar671/
Ettord671/
Ettorp671/
Eshtar671/
Getour671/
Ettorh671/
Esthur671/
Esteur671/
Heïtar671/
Ostoor671/
Eitore671/
Esturr671/
Aistor671/
Kheshtgar671/
Esstar671/
Estaar671/
Istoor671/
Esture671/
Hixtor670/
Astoir670/
Gistor670/
Eastur670/
Hitour670/

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hestor
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