Pastor Surname
Approximately 143,915 people bear this surname
Pastor Surname Definition:
From the office, a 'shepherd,' 'clergyman. ' William Pastor and Walter Pastor served on an inquest made at Peebles, 1262 (APS., I, p. 101, red).
Pastor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spain | 52,008 | 1:899 | 89 |
| Philippines | 16,218 | 1:6,242 | 535 |
| Peru | 12,961 | 1:2,452 | 413 |
| Mexico | 10,104 | 1:12,285 | 1,160 |
| United States | 9,772 | 1:37,092 | 4,596 |
| France | 7,336 | 1:9,054 | 822 |
| Brazil | 5,914 | 1:36,198 | 1,494 |
| Guatemala | 5,453 | 1:2,949 | 460 |
| Argentina | 4,463 | 1:9,577 | 925 |
| Colombia | 1,569 | 1:30,449 | 1,941 |
| Ecuador | 1,411 | 1:11,273 | 1,814 |
| Romania | 1,360 | 1:14,763 | 1,885 |
| Nigeria | 1,308 | 1:135,430 | 8,751 |
| Poland | 1,176 | 1:32,320 | 4,975 |
| Germany | 968 | 1:83,167 | 10,505 |
| Honduras | 961 | 1:9,174 | 618 |
| Dominican Republic | 817 | 1:12,770 | 981 |
| Chile | 815 | 1:21,615 | 1,351 |
| Serbia | 723 | 1:9,882 | 1,179 |
| Portugal | 557 | 1:18,704 | 1,333 |
| Venezuela | 552 | 1:54,718 | 2,618 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Bolivia | 490 | 1:21,666 | 1,718 |
| Uruguay | 483 | 1:7,105 | 784 |
| Canada | 450 | 1:81,879 | 9,127 |
| India | 415 | 1:1,848,350 | 65,079 |
| England | 309 | 1:180,317 | 16,264 |
| Slovakia | 284 | 1:18,790 | 2,885 |
| Czechia | 270 | 1:39,383 | 6,516 |
| Netherlands | 269 | 1:62,778 | 10,793 |
| South Africa | 254 | 1:213,298 | 22,519 |
| Cuba | 250 | 1:46,091 | 1,946 |
| Paraguay | 245 | 1:29,538 | 1,018 |
| Australia | 242 | 1:111,552 | 12,427 |
| Costa Rica | 210 | 1:22,762 | 767 |
| Italy | 202 | 1:302,756 | 37,937 |
| Panama | 195 | 1:20,063 | 1,353 |
| Papua New Guinea | 183 | 1:44,556 | 5,479 |
| El Salvador | 170 | 1:37,317 | 1,168 |
| Kenya | 154 | 1:299,869 | 19,047 |
| Tanzania | 154 | 1:343,777 | 25,484 |
| Puerto Rico | 147 | 1:24,151 | 786 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Russia | 127 | 1:1,134,827 | 84,472 |
| Ukraine | 126 | 1:361,291 | 44,578 |
| Switzerland | 119 | 1:69,016 | 8,291 |
| Belgium | 106 | 1:108,459 | 16,244 |
| Singapore | 86 | 1:64,043 | 2,603 |
| Andorra | 77 | 1:1,089 | 182 |
| New Caledonia | 73 | 1:3,784 | 630 |
| Thailand | 71 | 1:994,906 | 151,495 |
| Monaco | 63 | 1:588 | 3 |
| Croatia | 61 | 1:69,321 | 12,444 |
| Sweden | 38 | 1:259,125 | 17,909 |
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Austria | 34 | 1:250,454 | 29,541 |
| Nicaragua | 30 | 1:200,703 | 2,533 |
| French Polynesia | 25 | 1:11,232 | 2,339 |
| New Zealand | 25 | 1:181,133 | 19,287 |
| Belize | 24 | 1:14,811 | 1,562 |
| Indonesia | 23 | 1:5,749,965 | 259,967 |
| Lebanon | 21 | 1:268,433 | 9,626 |
| Latvia | 17 | 1:120,591 | 17,235 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| South Korea | 15 | 1:3,416,017 | 641 |
| Hungary | 14 | 1:701,163 | 38,752 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Ghana | 11 | 1:2,456,427 | 11,552 |
| Japan | 10 | 1:12,784,429 | 45,945 |
| Belarus | 9 | 1:1,055,673 | 72,859 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Norway | 8 | 1:642,786 | 47,258 |
| Afghanistan | 7 | 1:4,593,312 | 23,122 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Mauritius | 6 | 1:215,570 | 8,537 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1:283,918 | 487 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| DR Congo | 3 | 1:24,626,523 | 260,455 |
| Ethiopia | 3 | 1:32,515,421 | 29,577 |
| Namibia | 3 | 1:803,134 | 15,170 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Angola | 2 | 1:13,494,607 | 11,780 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1:45,967,877 | 132,655 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guinea | 2 | 1:5,916,908 | 2,656 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Montenegro | 2 | 1:319,782 | 7,691 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 1:25,968,992 | 2,110 |
| Sri Lanka | 2 | 1:10,404,280 | 18,448 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | 1 | 1:177,423 | 3,686 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 98 | 1:512,436 | 35,831 |
The alternate forms: Pástor (584) & Pàstor (4) are calculated separately.
Pastor (168,997) may also be a first name.
Pastor Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the office, a 'shepherd,' 'clergyman. ' William Pastor and Walter Pastor served on an inquest made at Peebles, 1262 (APS., I, p. 101, red).
The person who guards a herd of animals.
Ancient surname found in Aragon, Cuenca, La Rioja, Catalonia, Majorca, Navarre, Leon, and Segovia. Derived from latin "pastus" or "pasco" - shepherd or clergyman. Seems to originate in Zaragoza. Name of village near Compostela.
From "pastus" that means pastizal or pasture.
Name from Riojano in Matute. One branch in Navarre.
Pastor Demographics
Pastor Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Pastor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pastor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pastor (Hindi: पस्तोर, Marathi: टोर, Oriya: ପାୋର, Russian: Пастор) is found in Spain more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Pástor or Pàstor. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pastor? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,888th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,638 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Pastor reside; 37 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 37 percent reside in Iberian Europe. It is also the 6,220th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 168,997 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Spain, where it is carried by 52,008 people, or 1 in 899. In Spain Pastor is mostly concentrated in: Valencian Community, where 35 percent are found, Madrid, where 14 percent are found and Catalonia, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Spain this surname is found in 133 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 11 percent are found and Peru, where 9 percent are found.
Pastor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Pastor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pastor surname increased 9,971 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 3,090 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Pastor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Pastor last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Latin Catholic (90%) in Lebanon, Christian (100%) in Nigeria and Orthodox (56%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Pastor surname are 0.14% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.37% registered with the party.
The amount Pastor earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 47.97% more than the national average, earning €44,435 per year; in Peru they earn 25.97% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,419 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.74% less than the national average, earning R 235,884 per year; in Colombia they earn 31.23% more than the national average, earning $29,792,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.9% more than the national average, earning $45,693 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.72% more than the national average, earning $61,466 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Pastor Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pastor in the Hindi language | ||
| पस्तोर | pastora | - |
| Pastor in the Oriya language | ||
| ପାୋର | paora | - |
| Pastor in the Marathi language | ||
| टोर | tora | - |
| Pastor in the Russian language | ||
| Пастор | pastor | - |
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