Pesternyak Surname
Approximately 38 people bear this surname
Pesternyak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 25 | 1:380,042 | 39,396 |
| Russia | 13 | 1:11,086,389 | 347,183 |
Pesternyak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pesternyak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Pesternyak (Russian: Пестерняк) occurs most in Belarus. It can be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pesternyak? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,185,033rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pesternyak live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widely held in Belarus, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 380,042. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Grodno Region, where 96 percent reside and Mogilev Region, where 4 percent reside. Aside from Belarus this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Russia, where 34 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pasternyak | 90 | 58 | / |
| Posternyak | 90 | 50 | / |
| Paszternyak | 86 | 3 | / |
| Petrenyak | 84 | 1 | / |
| Pasterniak | 80 | 290 | / |
| Pastarnyak | 80 | 32 | / |
| Posterniak | 80 | 14 | / |
| Postornyak | 80 | 8 | / |
| Pasternjak | 80 | 2 | / |
| Postarnyak | 80 | 1 | / |
| Piterniak | 74 | 17 | / |
| Piternyakova | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pastyrniak | 70 | 8 | / |
| Pasterniok | 70 | 1 | / |
Pesternyak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pesternyak in the Russian language | ||
| Пестерняк | pesternak | - |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesternyak
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