Nestor Surname

10,271st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54,764 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Chad
Highest density in:
Chad

Nestor Surname Definition:

Mac an Aghastair formerly Mac Girranadhastair.

A sept attached to the O’Loughlins of the Burren. Bibl; IF 33*, 309*; Map Clare

Nestor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Chad22,5301:60379
Burundi9,8701:993278
United States7,3101:49,5846,010
Haiti2,2001:4,856607
Mexico2,1561:57,5722,793
Cameroon1,1031:18,8302,578
Ireland9861:4,776797
Nigeria8771:201,98712,095
Ukraine8261:55,1127,955
Brazil5991:357,38613,693
Australia5371:50,2716,260
England5261:105,92811,076
DR Congo4931:149,85715,681
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Canada3701:99,58310,815
France3251:204,37831,769
Romania3131:64,1477,715
Sweden2951:33,3792,717
Namibia2781:8,6671,684
Argentina2201:194,28816,167
Philippines1761:575,21763,737
Guyana1591:4,794847
Dominican Republic1461:71,4583,346
Russia1461:987,14476,448
Tanzania1441:367,65026,957
Poland1391:273,44433,454
Moldova1301:27,3954,463
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Saint Lucia1071:1,671302
Benin1011:102,33311,607
Albania971:30,0424,684
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Greece901:123,10920,618
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Ivory Coast631:366,21012,917
Germany521:1,548,18292,602
Angola491:550,8002,323
Madagascar491:482,6501,766
India401:19,176,635286,670
Peru381:836,42417,653
Malaysia351:842,69238,700
Kazakhstan291:609,74142,435
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Slovakia251:213,45834,691
Trinidad and Tobago221:61,9994,975
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Niger211:913,90620,544
Norway191:270,64728,127
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Israel131:658,28045,106
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Nicaragua121:501,7583,714
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Denmark111:513,15632,022
Northern Mariana Islands111:4,962486
Belarus101:950,10668,851
Ecuador91:1,767,31620,027
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Togo91:805,3086,372
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Bahamas51:78,350887
Bulgaria51:1,395,78141,665
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
China41:341,830,39216,990
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
North Macedonia31:700,49123,754
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Dominica21:37,946685
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Paraguay21:3,618,37313,977
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Palau11:21,643223
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4751:9,3261,373
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5901:85,1168,873

The alternate forms: Néstor (15), Nèstor (2) & Nestór (2) are calculated separately.

Nestor (991,524) may also be a first name.

Nestor Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac an Aghastair formerly Mac Girranadhastair.

A sept attached to the O’Loughlins of the Burren. Bibl; IF 33*, 309*; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac an Aghastair formerly Mac Girranadhastair.

A sept attached to the O’Loughlins of the Burren. Bibl; IF 33*, 309*; Map Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of the short man of the halter.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Nestor Last Name Facts

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

Nestor (Arabic: نيستور, Georgian: ნესტორ, Hindi: नेस्तोर, Marathi: तोर, Oriya: େନୋର, Russian: Нестор) is most common in Chad. It may occur as: Néstor, Nèstor or Nestór. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nestor? popularity and diffusion

It is the 10,271st most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 133,072 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Nestor reside; 45 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 906th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 991,524 people.

It is most frequently used in Chad, where it is carried by 22,530 people, or 1 in 603. Aside from Chad Nestor occurs in 121 countries. It also occurs in Burundi, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 13 percent live.

Nestor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nestor has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nestor last name grew 1,239 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 208 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,096 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nestor Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Orthodox (50%) in Russia and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Nestor are 6.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nestor earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.26% less than the national average, earning 258,664 kr per year; in Peru they earn 21.33% less than the national average, earning S/. 15,250 per year; in Colombia they earn 36.28% more than the national average, earning $30,937,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.14% more than the national average, earning $44,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.98% more than the national average, earning $51,662 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Néstor9415/
Nèstor942/
Nestór942/
Nestour92226/
Nestore92194/
Nesztor9222/
Niestor927/
Nestohr925/
Neistor923/
Nesthor922/
Nestort921/
Nestord921/
Nestorz921/
Nestoor921/
Noestor920/
Neastor920/
Netor9162/
Nestoire861/
Nistor8342,766/
Nastor833,172/
Nestar83510/
Nystor83385/
Neztor8314/
Nestur8312/
Netour8311/
Neetor834/
Nietor834/
Neator833/
Neitor833/
Nettor833/
Nextor833/
Neytor833/
Netore832/
Nostor832/
Nethor831/
Nestorova801,097/
Nestorová8019/
Needstore804/
Nestorowa801/
Nettour771,947/
Nisztor7761/
Neuthor7728/
Nysztor7727/
Netstar778/
Nisthor777/
Nisstor776/
Neitorp775/
Nettoor774/
Nästorp773/
Neatour773/
Neetoor773/
Nestare772/
Ngettor771/
Nastoor771/
Nestard771/
Nettore771/
Nechtor771/
Nyshtor771/
Nasztor771/
Nasstor771/
Neestar770/
Neatore770/
Nitor731,067/
Netar73110/
Nytor7310/
Nettoure711/
Nishtore711/
Nasthoor711/
Neithort710/
Naitor672,168/
Nitore671,189/
Nastar67985/
Netare67745/
Nistorová67400/
Nettar67291/
Nistar67232/
Nistorova67208/
Nytorp6774/
Ngitor6745/
Nostar6740/
Nnitor6737/
Ngetar6731/
Nittor6719/
Nistur6713/
Nestarova6710/
Nitoor674/
Nystorova674/
Naytor673/
Najtor672/
Nietar672/
Neetar672/
Netard671/
Nesturova671/
Nyotor671/
Netgar671/
Noitor671/
Netarz671/
Neutar671/

Nestor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nestor in the Georgian language
ნესტორnestor-
Nestor in the Hindi language
नेस्तोरnestora-
Nestor in the Marathi language
तोरtora66.67
टोरtora33.33
Nestor in the Oriya language
େନୋରenora50
ଏସesa50
Nestor in the Russian language
Несторnestor-
Nestor in the Arabic language
نيستورnystwr-
نستورnstwr-

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