Paternostre Surname

585,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Paternostre Surname User-submission:

This surname refers to makers of "Pater Nostres", an early type of rosary beads.

Paternostre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3941:29,1794,698
France711:935,531107,040
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Paternostré (3) are calculated separately.

Paternostre Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname refers to makers of "Pater Nostres", an early type of rosary beads.

- patenaudematt

Paternostre Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paternostre is found most in Belgium. It can be found as a variant: Paternostré. Click here for other potential spellings of Paternostre.

How Common Is The Last Name Paternostre? popularity and diffusion

It is the 585,898th most frequent family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. The last name Paternostre occurs mostly in Europe, where 92 percent of Paternostre reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is carried by 394 people, or 1 in 29,179. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 64 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 28 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 8 percent reside. Beside Belgium this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 4 percent reside.

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