Pesantes Surname

64,688th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,730 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Pesantes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesantes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador4,9201:3,233554
Peru1,9961:15,9241,993
United States4941:733,72357,547
Spain1751:267,15416,723
Philippines411:2,469,225130,198
Venezuela331:915,27514,245
Chile241:734,02016,565
Panama181:217,3486,003
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
England61:9,286,343223,652
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

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

Pesantes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pesantes is carried by more people in Ecuador than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Pesántes. For other potential spellings of Pesantes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesantes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 64,688th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 942,761 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pesantes are found; 90 percent are found in South America and 89 percent are found in Andean South America.

The surname Pesantes is most widely held in Ecuador, where it is held by 4,920 people, or 1 in 3,233. In Ecuador it is mostly concentrated in: Guayas Province, where 57 percent live, Pichincha Province, where 9 percent live and El Oro Province, where 7 percent live. Beside Ecuador this last name exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Pesantes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pesantes surname are 42.92% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 96.15% being registered with the party.

The amount Pesantes earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Peru they earn 11.3% less than the national average, earning S/. 17,194 per year and in United States they earn 6.12% less than the national average, earning $40,508 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesántes961/
Pessantes941/
Pesante931,852/
Pesantez8811,811/
Pescante881,780/
Pezantes881,059/
Posantes88471/
Pasantes88340/
Pisantes8837/
Piesante881/
Pesantex881/
Pesantee881/
Possantes821/
Peesantez821/
Petsanted821/
Pisante80378/
Pecante80374/
Pejante80209/
Pesanti80138/
Pesanty802/
Pesanta802/
Pezantez75171/
Piesanti75124/
Paisante7563/
Piscante7550/
Pecantte7514/
Pissante7514/
Pesántez7513/
Pozantes7510/
Pasantez752/
Pisantie752/
Posantez751/
Pesàntez751/
Peasanti751/
Pashantis715/
Puissante711/
Poissante711/
Pecanttee711/
Pierzante711/
Pechainte711/
Peasantai711/
Piesantti711/
Pisanti67996/
Picante67284/
Pisanty67174/
Pecanty67115/
Pizante6796/
Pecanti671/
Pijante671/
Pezanti671/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesantes
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