Nestory Surname

14,634th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38,062 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Nestory Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nestory Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania37,9361:1,396182
Namibia931:25,9084,141
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Nestory (23,561) may also be a first name.

Nestory Last Name Facts

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

Nestory is more commonly found in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nestory? popularity and diffusion

It is the 14,634th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 191,465 people. The surname Nestory occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Nestory reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 33,468th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 23,561 people.

The surname is most widespread in Tanzania, where it is carried by 37,936 people, or 1 in 1,396. In Tanzania Nestory is primarily found in: Kagera Region, where 31 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 15 percent are found and Geita Region, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Tanzania Nestory occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Namibia, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Nestory Last Name Statistics demography

Nestory earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.18% less than the national average, earning $18,906 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nestoryi935/
Nestori86593/
Nestora86328/
Nestore86194/
Nastory8612/
Nistory861/
Nestoret802,815/
Nestoris8091/
Nestorio8027/
Nestouri8021/
Nestores803/
Nestorri801/
Nestoire801/
Netori7733/
Netora779/
Netore772/
Needstore754/
Nestouris754/
Nestourai751/
Nestorets751/
Nestari71156/
Nesturi7190/
Nistora7132/
Nestere7129/
Nesteri7117/
Netorio7110/
Nastori715/
Netouri713/
Netoori713/
Nestare712/
Nastary711/
Nettori711/
Netarey711/
Neutary711/
Nettore711/
Nestara711/
Nastery711/
Neatore710/
Nethary710/
Nostore710/
Nestares671,895/
Nestarez67280/
Nistoroi6742/
Nesturaj6716/
Nettoure671/
Nestárez671/
Nosztori671/
Nestaris671/
Nishtore671/
Nettoori671/
Nethoori671/
Nestaraj671/
Neetoori671/

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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 Nestory
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