Jesto Surname
Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname
Jesto Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 892 | 1:59,352 | 6,389 |
| Philippines | 156 | 1:648,963 | 68,172 |
| Zimbabwe | 44 | 1:350,869 | 33,247 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
Jesto (690) may also be a first name.
Jesto Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jesto Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jesto has its highest incidence in Tanzania. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jesto? popularity and diffusion
The surname Jesto is the 332,527th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,553,548 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Jesto reside; 81 percent reside in East Africa and 80 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 314,827th most frequently used first name worldwide, held by 690 people.
It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 892 people, or 1 in 59,352. In Tanzania Jesto is most prevalent in: Mwanza Region, where 53 percent live, Geita Region, where 32 percent live and Simiyu Region, where 14 percent live. Outside of Tanzania this surname is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent live and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent live.
Jesto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jesto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jesto last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Jesto
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