Pesantez Surname

43,988th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ecuador
Highest density in:
Ecuador

Pesantez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesantez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ecuador10,8291:1,469256
United States6121:592,25348,330
Spain2641:177,09112,552
Peru331:963,15518,708
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Panama131:300,9437,078
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Pesántez (13) & Pesàntez (1) are calculated separately.

Pesantez Last Name Facts

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

Pesantez is borne by more people in Ecuador than any other country or territory. It can occur as: Pesántez or Pesàntez. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesantez? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 43,988th most commonly used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 617,013 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pesantez live; 92 percent live in South America and 92 percent live in Andean South America.

This surname is most numerous in Ecuador, where it is held by 10,829 people, or 1 in 1,469. In Ecuador Pesantez is most prevalent in: Azuay Province, where 53 percent reside, El Oro Province, where 10 percent reside and Guayas Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Ecuador Pesantez occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Pesantez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pesantez surname are 41.29% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 94.52% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pesantez earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 637.98% more than the national average, earning S/. 143,057 per year; in United States they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $40,470 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.65% more than the national average, earning $62,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pesántez9613/
Pesàntez961/
Peesantez941/
Pesante931,852/
Pesantes887,730/
Pescante881,780/
Pezantez88171/
Pasantez882/
Posantez881/
Piesante881/
Pesantex881/
Pesantee881/
Petsanted821/
Pessantes821/
Pisante80378/
Pecante80374/
Pejante80209/
Pesanti80138/
Pesanty802/
Pesanta802/
Pezantes751,059/
Posantes75471/
Pasantes75340/
Piesanti75124/
Paisante7563/
Piscante7550/
Pisantes7537/
Pissante7514/
Pecantte7514/
Pisantie752/
Peasanti751/
Pesántes751/
Pierzante711/
Poissante711/
Pecanttee711/
Puissante711/
Pechainte711/
Possantes711/
Peasantai711/
Piesantti711/
Pisanti67996/
Picante67284/
Pisanty67174/
Pecanty67115/
Pizante6796/
Pecanti671/
Pijante671/
Pezanti671/

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