Nestor Surname
Approximately 54,764 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad | 22,530 | 1:603 | 79 |
| Burundi | 9,870 | 1:993 | 278 |
| United States | 7,310 | 1:49,584 | 6,010 |
| Haiti | 2,200 | 1:4,856 | 607 |
| Mexico | 2,156 | 1:57,572 | 2,793 |
| Cameroon | 1,103 | 1:18,830 | 2,578 |
| Ireland | 986 | 1:4,776 | 797 |
| Nigeria | 877 | 1:201,987 | 12,095 |
| Ukraine | 826 | 1:55,112 | 7,955 |
| Brazil | 599 | 1:357,386 | 13,693 |
| Australia | 537 | 1:50,271 | 6,260 |
| England | 526 | 1:105,928 | 11,076 |
| DR Congo | 493 | 1:149,857 | 15,681 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Canada | 370 | 1:99,583 | 10,815 |
| France | 325 | 1:204,378 | 31,769 |
| Romania | 313 | 1:64,147 | 7,715 |
| Sweden | 295 | 1:33,379 | 2,717 |
| Namibia | 278 | 1:8,667 | 1,684 |
| Argentina | 220 | 1:194,288 | 16,167 |
| Philippines | 176 | 1:575,217 | 63,737 |
| Guyana | 159 | 1:4,794 | 847 |
| Dominican Republic | 146 | 1:71,458 | 3,346 |
| Russia | 146 | 1:987,144 | 76,448 |
| Tanzania | 144 | 1:367,650 | 26,957 |
| Poland | 139 | 1:273,444 | 33,454 |
| Moldova | 130 | 1:27,395 | 4,463 |
| Estonia | 111 | 1:11,908 | 1,764 |
| Saint Lucia | 107 | 1:1,671 | 302 |
| Benin | 101 | 1:102,333 | 11,607 |
| Albania | 97 | 1:30,042 | 4,684 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Greece | 90 | 1:123,109 | 20,618 |
| Belgium | 85 | 1:135,255 | 19,444 |
| Ivory Coast | 63 | 1:366,210 | 12,917 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Angola | 49 | 1:550,800 | 2,323 |
| Madagascar | 49 | 1:482,650 | 1,766 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Peru | 38 | 1:836,424 | 17,653 |
| Malaysia | 35 | 1:842,692 | 38,700 |
| Kazakhstan | 29 | 1:609,741 | 42,435 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Slovakia | 25 | 1:213,458 | 34,691 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | 1:61,999 | 4,975 |
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Niger | 21 | 1:913,906 | 20,544 |
| Norway | 19 | 1:270,647 | 28,127 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Spain | 14 | 1:3,339,431 | 67,428 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| Nicaragua | 12 | 1:501,758 | 3,714 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1:513,156 | 32,022 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 11 | 1:4,962 | 486 |
| Belarus | 10 | 1:950,106 | 68,851 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 9 | 1:12,264 | 1,665 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 1:78,350 | 887 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Colombia | 5 | 1:9,554,814 | 25,159 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| North Macedonia | 3 | 1:700,491 | 23,754 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Central African Republic | 1 | 1:4,515,390 | 1,196 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 475 | 1:9,326 | 1,373 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 590 | 1:85,116 | 8,873 |
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
Mac an Aghastair formerly Mac Girranadhastair.
A sept attached to the O’Loughlins of the Burren. Bibl; IF 33*, 309*; Map Clare
(Irish) The son of the short man of the halter.
Nestor Demographics
Average Nestor Salary in
United States
$44,504 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Nestor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nestor in the Georgian language | ||
| ნესტორ | nestor | - |
| Nestor in the Hindi language | ||
| नेस्तोर | nestora | - |
| Nestor in the Marathi language | ||
| तोर | tora | 66.67 |
| टोर | tora | 33.33 |
| Nestor in the Oriya language | ||
| େନୋର | enora | 50 |
| ଏସ | esa | 50 |
| Nestor in the Russian language | ||
| Нестор | nestor | - |
| Nestor in the Arabic language | ||
| نيستور | nystwr | - |
| نستور | nstwr | - |
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