Pastora Surname

116,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,971 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nicaragua
Highest density in:
Nicaragua

Pastora Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pastora Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nicaragua2,0881:2,884409
El Salvador4121:15,398826
United States4031:899,40267,834
Spain2711:172,51712,306
Brazil2371:903,26732,376
Mexico1651:752,28011,252
Philippines911:1,112,50890,748
Honduras561:157,4362,011
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
Costa Rica501:95,6011,659
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Ecuador251:636,23411,898
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
France131:5,109,440259,941
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
England31:18,572,686338,250
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Pastôra (1) are calculated separately.

Pastora (62,031) may also be a first name.

Pastora Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pastora (Arabic: باستورا) is found in Nicaragua more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pastôra. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pastora? popularity and diffusion

Pastora is the 116,152nd most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,835,192 people. The surname Pastora is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pastora live; 66 percent live in Central America and 66 percent live in Hispano-Central America. Pastora is also the 15,448th most widely held forename internationally. It is borne by 62,031 people.

The last name Pastora is most frequent in Nicaragua, where it is held by 2,088 people, or 1 in 2,884. In Nicaragua Pastora is mostly found in: Managua Department, where 19 percent live, León Department, where 15 percent live and Matagalpa Department, where 15 percent live. Not including Nicaragua this surname is found in 32 countries. It is also found in El Salvador, where 10 percent live and The United States, where 10 percent live.

Pastora Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pastora has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pastora last name expanded 40,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pastora Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pastora last name are 12.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.72% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pastora earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 17.81% more than the national average, earning $26,746,200 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.08% less than the national average, earning $41,388 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% less than the national average, earning $45,732 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pastôra951/
Pastoura93288/
Pastoras932/
Pastuora931/
Pastorra931/
Pastorat930/
Patora921,525/
Pastore8639,442/
Pastory8634,484/
Pastori868,696/
Pastera862,612/
Pastura86622/
Patoray86295/
Patoura8653/
Patorai8646/
Patorra8637/
Patoraj8623/
Pastara8613/
Patorea8611/
Pastoro864/
Postora864/
Pattora862/
Pathora861/
Patorga861/
Patorza861/
Pastoré861/
Pastoureau8272/
Pastores802,337/
Pastorio801,066/
Pastoret80609/
Patoiray80210/
Patouras80111/
Pastoris8079/
Pastoriz8038/
Pasztory8033/
Pastorie8031/
Pattoura8021/
Pasztori808/
Passtore803/
Pastouro803/
Pathoray803/
Pastoure802/
Pastorit801/
Pasttore801/
Phastori801/
Passtera801/
Pasterra801/
Pastorij801/
Pastouri801/
Pasztera801/
Phatoora801/
Pastaras801/
Pastorys800/
Pastoureaud7817/
Patara774,381/
Patoro77140/
Potora7740/
Pastureau75406/
Pastouret75144/
Pasturaud75141/
Patoureau7583/
Pattouras7556/
Patouraux7527/
Pastoureu7515/
Paszthory759/
Pastorett754/
Pastoruis754/
Pastorich751/
Peastored751/
Patouraus751/
Pastouros751/
Pastorizz751/
Pataray711,925/
Pastare711,030/
Pataras71472/
Paitara71431/
Pasture71281/
Patarad71275/
Pathara71246/
Patoureaux71241/
Pattara71234/
Patarai71204/
Pothora71161/
Pataraj71147/
Patarat71108/
Patorgo71107/
Patarra7184/
Pasturi7184/
Postara7174/
Potoras7160/
Pastari7157/
Postera7151/
Patarau7147/
Pastero7127/
Patorajová7125/
Potoura7123/
Paatara7120/
Pathoro7119/
Pastaro7116/
Patoros7115/
Pastureaud7113/
Paztore717/
Potosra717/
Pástori716/
Postura715/
Phatara714/
Patarah714/
Patorayová714/
Pataara713/
Patorro713/
Patorajova713/
Patorayova713/
Pestara712/
Patorot711/
Patorzo711/
Pasturo711/
Pataraa711/
Pataura711/
Postore711/
Pastôre711/
Patoroy711/
Patarap711/
Pataroa711/
Photora711/
Pestera711/
Phaitoorat711/
Patarea711/
Peatoro710/
Pattoro710/
Patharat67265/
Pásztori67150/
Paithara67118/
Pesterau67115/
Pásztory67111/
Pastures6762/
Patharay6758/
Pattarat6727/
Pashtari6724/
Patharad6719/
Patharaj6719/
Pastório6712/
Patharap6712/
Potoroha6711/
Pashture6710/
Podstara6710/
Patharai6710/
Poutoura679/
Pattaras678/
Patharas677/
Patarraz676/
Potourah676/
Pathoros675/
Patarais675/
Pattaray675/
Phataray674/
Pasteure674/
Pataraai674/
Paitarai673/
Paathara673/
Phattara673/
Postoure672/
Patharah672/
Pasturis672/
Postorio671/
Pothorai671/
Pothoraj671/
Potooraj671/
Patgarai671/
Pathorod671/
Pattarad671/
Pattarai671/
Pattarap671/
Pattarau671/
Pastariy671/
Pastaros671/
Pasthari671/
Patarait671/
Pautaraj671/
Ppatarat671/
Phadtara671/
Paitaray671/
Paataara671/
Patourou671/
Patara'a671/
Pastareh671/
Pasturet671/
Pasturiz671/
Patarrad671/
Patthara671/

Pastora Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pastora in the Arabic language
باستوراbastwra-

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