Peshteryan Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Peshteryan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Peshteryan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Transnistria251:18,9883,397
Moldova91:395,70828,721
Romania11:20,077,87089,414

Peshteryan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Peshteryan (Russian: Пештерян) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Peshteryan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,980,395th most frequent surname in the world, held by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Peshteryan live; 70 percent live in Eastern Europe and 58 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 2,668,945. In Russia Peshteryan is most frequent in: Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, where 24 percent live, Moscow, where 22 percent live and Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, where 15 percent live. Beside Russia it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Transnistria, where 28 percent live and Moldova, where 10 percent live.

Peshteryan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Peshteryan surname is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Peshteryan surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Peshteryan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Peshteryan in the Russian language
Пештерянpesteran-

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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 Peshteryan
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