Paternost Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Paternost Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paternost Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia721:34,5516,690
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Croatia111:384,41933,360
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Paternost Last Name Facts

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

Paternost is found in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paternost? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,628,521st most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Paternost are found; 67 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 67 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

Paternost is most numerous in Slovenia, where it is borne by 72 people, or 1 in 34,551. In Slovenia it is mostly concentrated in: Central Slovenia, where 35 percent are found, Littoral-Inner Carniola, where 33 percent are found and Drava, where 19 percent are found. Barring Slovenia Paternost exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 28 percent are found and Croatia, where 9 percent are found.

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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
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  • 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 Paternost
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