Néstor Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Néstor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Néstor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Nestor (54,764), Nèstor (2) & Nestór (2) are calculated separately.

Néstor (1,907) may also be a first name.

Néstor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Néstor is found most in Mexico. It can also appear as a variant: Nestor, Nèstor or Nestór. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Néstor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Néstor is the 5,057,639th most numerous surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Néstor live; 47 percent live in South America and 33 percent live in Hispano-North America. Néstor is also the 174,001st most commonly occurring first name on earth, held by 1,907 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Mexico, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 24,825,241. In Mexico it is mostly concentrated in: Morelos, where 40 percent live, Puebla, where 40 percent live and Guerrero, where 20 percent live. Barring Mexico it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Colombia, where 13 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nestor9454,764/
Nèstor942/
Nestór892/
Nistor8342,766/
Nystor83385/
Nestour77226/
Nestore77194/
Nisztor7761/
Nysztor7727/
Nesztor7722/
Niestor777/
Nisthor777/
Nisstor776/
Nestohr775/
Neistor773/
Nästorp773/
Nesthor772/
Nestort771/
Nestoor771/
Nyshtor771/
Nestorz771/
Nestord771/
Neastor770/
Nitor731,067/
Netor7362/
Nytor7310/
Nestoire711/
Nishtore711/
Naitor672,168/
Nitore671,189/
Nestorova671,097/
Nestar67510/
Nistorová67400/
Nistar67232/
Nistorova67208/
Nytorp6774/
Ngitor6745/
Nnitor6737/
Nestorová6719/
Nittor6719/
Neztor6714/
Netour6711/
Nystorova674/
Nitoor674/
Nietor674/
Neetor674/
Needstore674/
Naytor673/
Neator673/
Neytor673/
Nettor673/
Nextor673/
Neitor673/
Netore672/
Najtor672/
Nyotor671/
Noitor671/
Nethor671/
Nestorowa671/

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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
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  • 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 Néstor
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