Pastow Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Pastow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pastow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany451:1,789,010101,917
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pastow Last Name Facts

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

Pastow occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Pastow? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,530,696th most widely held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name Pastow occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Pastow live; 90 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Germany, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,789,010. In Germany Pastow is most prevalent in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 40 percent reside, Brandenburg, where 36 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 22 percent reside. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 10 percent reside and Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paistow924/
Phastow921/
Patow91324/
Pestow8358/
Pastov8335/
Pattow8334/
Postow8330/
Patowa8329/
Peatow8317/
Patouw836/
Pautow833/
Pastaw832/
Paytow831/
Pastoft7794/
Pashtov7763/
Paustov7721/
Pastova7719/
Pasthof775/
Pastoff775/
Pastawe774/
Pastoev772/
Patov73810/
Pataw73402/
Patof736/
Pashtova71100/
Paustova717/
Pasztova711/
Pestov6710,172/
Pautov674,326/
Pathaw673,056/
Patova67568/
Pottow67164/
Postov67123/
Patoff6758/
Paatov6733/
Pastuf6727/
Pastav6714/
Paytov6713/
Paitov6710/
Potowa678/
Pastab676/
Pestof673/
Paxtov672/
Peutow672/
Patahw671/
Padtov671/
Paitaw671/
Pathov671/
Pattaw670/
Peytow670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pastow
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis