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

The last name Pasternak (Arabic: باسترناك, Georgian: პასტერნაკ, Russian: Пастернак) is more commonly found in Poland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Pasternák. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name Pasternak is the 21,618^th most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 289,395 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Pasternak are found; 69 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 40 percent are found in West Slavic Europe. Pasternak is also the 2,900,335^th most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 15 people.

The last name Pasternak is most frequently occurring in Poland, where it is borne by 10,097 people, or 1 in 3,764. Excluding Poland this surname occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Pasternak Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Pasternak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Pasternak last name increased 344,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pasternak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Orthodox (53%) in Belarus and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pasternak surname are 11.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pasternak earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 25.52% less than the national average, earning 257,777 kr per year; in United States they earn 19.95% more than the national average, earning $51,757 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.2% more than the national average, earning $61,211 CAD per year.