Pabst Surname

29,816th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Pabst Surname Definition:

(German) One who performed sacerdotal functions; one whose function, behavior, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.

Pabst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,5211:6,988865
United States3,5081:103,32411,393
Brazil6921:309,35611,920
Austria5321:16,0062,383
Switzerland3121:26,3234,084
France3041:218,49633,949
Denmark2871:19,6681,960
Netherlands1461:115,66618,330
Russia1091:1,322,23094,006
Chile1081:163,1165,443
Canada771:478,51441,057
Australia651:415,31833,226
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Suriname321:17,2694,028
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
England261:2,143,00282,017
Spain181:2,597,33559,996
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Kazakhstan111:1,607,50079,317
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Ukraine71:6,503,242257,739
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Hungary31:3,272,09262,568
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Nicaragua21:3,010,5457,383
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:70,5327,602

The alternate forms: Päbst (17) are calculated separately.

Pabst (24) may also be a first name.

Pabst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) One who performed sacerdotal functions; one whose function, behavior, spirit or appearance resembled that of a priest.

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

Pabst Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pabst (Georgian: პაბსტ, Russian: Пабст) occurs in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Päbst. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pabst? popularity and diffusion

Pabst is the 29,816th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 406,240 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Pabst reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 69 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widely held first name internationally, borne by 24 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 11,521 people, or 1 in 6,988. In Germany it is mostly found in: Bavaria, where 15 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 14 percent reside and Hesse, where 13 percent reside. Besides Germany Pabst is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

Pabst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pabst has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pabst last name expanded 493 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 371 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pabst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pabst last name are 17.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pabst earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 7.15% less than the national average, earning 321,337 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.43% more than the national average, earning R 326,580 per year; in United States they earn 7.25% more than the national average, earning $46,276 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $52,416 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Päbst9317/
Paebst912/
Pasbst911/
Pabste911/
Pabs8917/
Papst803,834/
Pobst80582/
Pabse801/
Paubs801/
Pebst800/
Pavst800/
Pabstová777/
Paupst73179/
Pabsch73114/
Paapst7376/
Peibst7341/
Papszt7334/
Paspst731/
Papsts731/
Pfobst731/
Pauvst731/
Pheabs730/
Paps67385/
Pabx676/
Pavs674/
Pobs671/
Pabz671/

Pabst Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pabst in the Georgian language
პაბსტpabst-
Pabst in the Russian language
Пабстpabst-

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