Pestano Surname

146,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,019 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guyana

Pestano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
Spain5351:87,3877,395
Venezuela4531:66,6762,917
Philippines3751:269,96939,569
Cuba2551:45,1871,922
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Guyana2271:3,358621
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Thailand901:784,870127,251
Brazil591:3,628,379101,412
England431:1,295,76958,667
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Palau41:5,411112
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Pestaño (6,247) are calculated separately.

Pestano Last Name Facts

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

Pestano (Arabic: بيستانو, Russian: Пестано) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Pestaño. For other possible spellings of Pestano click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestano? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 146,784th most frequent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,413,894 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Pestano live; 25 percent live in South America and 21 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Pestano is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States Pestano is most common in: California, where 29 percent are found, Florida, where 21 percent are found and New York, where 13 percent are found. Not including The United States Pestano occurs in 31 countries. It is also found in Spain, where 18 percent are found and Venezuela, where 15 percent are found.

Pestano Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pestano has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pestano surname expanded 9,233 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pestano Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pestano surname are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Pestano earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 1.31% less than the national average, earning $22,404,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 17.98% more than the national average, earning $50,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.99% more than the national average, earning $53,156 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestaño956,247/
Pestanos931/
Pestanno931/
Peestano931/
Pestana8636,947/
Pistano8628/
Pestono861/
Pestanas80107/
Pestaina8069/
Pestanha8028/
Pestaños805/
Pexstaño801/
Pesttana801/
Pistono71384/
Pistaño7157/
Pistana7156/
Pestona7124/
Peztana713/
Pestoño711/
Pistagna6721/
Pestoñas672/
Pishtana671/
Pestañass631/
Pistona576/
Pistañas532/
Pistañaz531/

Pestano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pestano in the Russian language
Пестаноpestano-
Pestano in the Arabic language
بيستانوbystanw-

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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 Pestano
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