Jesto Surname

332,527th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Jesto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jesto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8921:59,3526,389
Philippines1561:648,96368,172
Zimbabwe441:350,86933,247
India81:95,883,173728,828
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

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 is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jesto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 332,527th most numerous surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 6,553,548 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 85 percent of Jesto live; 81 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Jesto is also the 314,827th most numerous first name on earth, borne by 690 people.

The surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is held by 892 people, or 1 in 59,352. In Tanzania Jesto is primarily concentrated in: Mwanza Region, where 53 percent are found, Geita Region, where 32 percent are found and Simiyu Region, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 14 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 4 percent are found.

Jesto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jesto has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jesto last name decreased 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jestoi91577/
Jestos912/
Jestoy911/
Jeesto911/
Jeasto911/
Esto894,376/
Jeto89382/
Sesto802,487/
Estoy802,473/
Gesto802,236/
Jetho80928/
Djeto80683/
Jesta80432/
Cesto80172/
Jetto80128/
Jetoh8091/
Hesto8071/
Jeeto8068/
Jetot8032/
Jetoo8029/
Estou8021/
Jisto8012/
Jeato8010/
Estho809/
Jetou806/
Estoi805/
Žesto805/
Jieto804/
Jetoi803/
Jeuto802/
Jheto802/
Estoo801/
Yesto801/
Zesto801/
Eszto801/
Jedto801/
Eto7560,187/
Jeetoo731,669/
Djetto73662/
Siesto73628/
Djetou73235/
Jettou73172/
Jettoo73157/
Jyesta73142/
Jethoo73124/
Jeshta7368/
Jestaz7358/
Chesto7357/
Zestos7346/
Cestou7335/
Ojieto7335/
Juisto7332/
Jeatto7327/
Seesto7324/
Heshto7321/
Seisto7320/
Gestos7318/
Jestha7316/
Hestoy7315/
Jestas7312/
Jeytoo739/
Jestat738/
Zestou738/
Heisto736/
Jhetoo735/
Jestad734/
Jeasta734/
Gestop733/
Jettot733/
Jeista732/
Jestta732/
Sestuo732/
Ajieto732/
Jethou732/
Jeesta731/
Hestou731/
Jeysta731/
Ieshto731/
Geisto731/
Yoesto731/
Sestto731/
Jetouh731/
Jaisto731/
Jetooe731/
Jetous731/
Jeutho731/
Sestou731/
Tjetoo731/
Gestot731/
Djetho731/
D'Esto731/
Estgoh731/
Jeatho731/
Jeetho731/
Jettho731/
Hestto730/
Seto6767,785/
Etou6710,597/
Sito676,367/
Esta674,076/
Geto672,496/
Etoo671,817/
Yeto671,426/
Jito671,349/
Jeta671,104/
Etoy671,059/
Ceto671,055/
Zeto67938/
Etho67704/
Etto67662/
Etoi67300/
Djettou67292/
Jyeshta67165/
Jestadt67146/
Jeshtha67109/
Etuo6784/
Jeetooa6766/
Ieto6759/
Edto6758/
Ajietoh6732/
Etgo6731/
Jeistad6720/
Khestoo6712/
Heshtoo676/
Djetout676/
Gestout675/
Jettoth674/
Jyestha672/
Eíto672/
Jeeshta671/
Jeshtta671/
Jesttha671/
Jeettoo671/
Jesteau671/
Jesztat671/
Jetá671/
Jhethoo671/
Està671/
Djettto671/
Ojietoh671/
Djeatou671/
Jehthoh671/
Jjto671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jesto
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