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Where Does The Last Name Pastel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Pastel (Marathi: पटेल, Russian: Пастель) is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Pästel. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pastel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 309,358^th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 5,978,299 people. The last name Pastel occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Pastel are found; 30 percent are found in Western Europe and 27 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Pastel is also the 1,191,548^th most commonly held forename in the world It is held by 67 people.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 635 people, or 1 in 104,603. In France Pastel is most prevalent in: Martinique, where 45 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 23 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 9 percent reside. Excluding France this last name occurs in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Portugal, where 4 percent reside.

Pastel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Pastel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pastel last name expanded 620 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pastel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Pastel surname are 1.49% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.72% registered to vote for the political party.

Pastel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.38% more than the national average, earning $53,668 USD per year.