Paternostre Surname
Approximately 534 people bear this surname
Paternostre Surname User-submission:
This surname refers to makers of "Pater Nostres", an early type of rosary beads.
Paternostre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 394 | 1:29,179 | 4,698 |
| France | 71 | 1:935,531 | 107,040 |
| Brazil | 24 | 1:8,919,764 | 194,226 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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.
- patenaudemattPaternostre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Paternostre Come From? nationality or country of origin
Paternostre occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Paternostré. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Paternostre? popularity and diffusion
The surname Paternostre is the 585,898th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 13,647,090 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Paternostre reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most common in Belgium, where it is borne by 394 people, or 1 in 29,179. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 64 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 28 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Belgium this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paternostré | 97 | 3 | / |
| Paternotre | 95 | 70 | / |
| Paternoster | 91 | 6,352 | / |
| Paternottre | 91 | 76 | / |
| Patrenostre | 91 | 4 | / |
| Paternostra | 91 | 2 | / |
| Patternoster | 87 | 3 | / |
| Pasternoster | 87 | 3 | / |
| Paternôtre | 86 | 2 | / |
| Paternaster | 82 | 3 | / |
| Páternoszter | 78 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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