Pesti Surname

137,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Hungary
Highest density in:
Hungary

Pesti Surname User-submission:

Pesti means from Pest, the Pest side of Budapest in Hungary. When arriving to Australia in 1959, the Pesti family changed their name to Peshti to avoid the negative connotations of Pesti in the English language.

Pesti Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Hungary2,7471:3,573420
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
Romania941:213,59420,961
Estonia771:17,1662,887
Italy401:1,528,91781,534
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
England171:3,277,533109,658
Israel161:534,85239,210
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Austria121:709,62061,025
Finland91:610,74534,002
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Slovakia71:762,35073,078
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

The alternate forms: Pešti (204) are calculated separately.

Pesti (345) may also be a first name.

Pesti Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Pesti means from Pest, the Pest side of Budapest in Hungary. When arriving to Australia in 1959, the Pesti family changed their name to Peshti to avoid the negative connotations of Pesti in the English language.

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Pesti Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pesti (Arabic: بشتي, Hindi: पेस्ती, Russian: Пести) is found in Hungary more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Pešti. Click here for further possible spellings of Pesti.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesti? popularity and diffusion

Pesti is the 137,827th most commonly held last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,243,012 people. Pesti occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Pesti live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 85 percent live in Hungaro-Europe. It is also the 469,697th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 345 people.

The surname Pesti is most frequent in Hungary, where it is borne by 2,747 people, or 1 in 3,573. In Hungary Pesti is mostly concentrated in: Pest County, where 20 percent are found, Budapest, where 14 percent are found and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 9 percent are found. Not including Hungary this last name exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent are found and Romania, where 3 percent are found.

Pesti Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pesti surname are 7.3% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 60.53% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Pesti earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.26% more than the national average, earning $54,282 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pešti93204/
Pestio91152/
Pestie9144/
Pestis9128/
Peshti9111/
Paesti9111/
Pestti911/
Pesthi911/
Pestid911/
Pestei911/
Petsti911/
Peti894,504/
Pestich83301/
Paeshti8336/
Pesthei831/
Pestish831/
Pesttis831/
Piestei831/
Pesstti831/
Pestitt830/
Peastis830/
Petit80119,429/
Petti808,560/
Pesta803,248/
Pasti802,924/
Posti801,843/
Pesty80691/
Petiz80594/
Peste80579/
Petis80446/
Peiti80349/
Petyi80241/
Petie80218/
Pisti80195/
Petai80175/
Petio80122/
Petei80110/
Petoi8065/
Petiy8043/
Petii8037/
Pheti8032/
Pethi8028/
Petih8018/
Petői8017/
Petip806/
Peuti804/
Petid802/
Petiș801/
Peshtich7719/
Peasetti771/
Pettit7334,712/
Pettis739,544/
Petitt733,702/
Pester733,567/
Pistis732,146/
Pettie731,825/
Paeste731,361/
Postai73972/
Petaia73742/
Pettai73533/
Pfeuti73521/
Piesta73428/
Postoi73396/
Phethi73251/
Petish73181/
Pesthy73113/
Pethai73111/
Pettid7384/
Poshti7383/
Poeste7372/
Pistoi7366/
Peshta7366/
Peshte7364/
Pethei7363/
Poysti7356/
Postyi7354/
Postiy7352/
Pestes7351/
Paszti7348/
Peitti7342/
Pistai7342/
Pashti7341/
Postie7336/
Peitoi7336/
Pishti7334/
Pettip7334/
Peithi7331/
Pestaj7330/
Pastie7329/
Pestaa7327/
Pestey7320/
Phasti7319/
Pettei7318/
Peytie7318/
Petich7317/
Postui7316/
Pethio7313/
Posthi7311/
Peatie7310/
Pasthi739/
Pestet739/
Pesteh738/
Puisti736/
Postei736/
Peasta735/
Pastoi735/
Pethoi735/
Pastai735/
Paisti734/
Pestez734/
Pethit733/
Peddti733/
Peiste732/
Peteit732/
Petiss732/
Phetai732/
Petthi732/
Peshty732/
Pettio732/
Pietie732/
Phetis732/
Pastih732/
Peatai732/
Petait731/
Pechti731/
Peethi731/
Pheeti731/
Phetio731/
Pejtit731/
Pettii731/
Pettiy731/
Peutai731/
Petaiy731/
Pethiy731/
Petitp731/
Pistti731/
Paasti731/
Peatei731/
Pesteu731/
Pettiz731/
Peutie731/
Peytai731/
Phetie731/
Peatti731/
Pehtyi731/
Pesteň731/
Pestha731/
Pøysti731/
Päszti731/
Peitie731/
Pfethi731/
Postti731/
Pestea731/
Pedtip731/
Pastyi731/
Pethie730/
Peitit730/
Peetis730/
Pestee730/
Peaste730/
Pete6715,641/
Peta6711,649/
Pettitt678,545/
Piti674,653/
Peattie671,077/
Pety67783/
Peaster67573/
Phethai67514/
Peister67199/
Pestych67189/
Péti67182/
Pastieh67147/
Pashtoi67101/
Peschta6782/
Petthai6755/
Pettiss6752/
Peyster6746/
Pyshtoi6744/
Petthip6723/
Petteit6715/
Phettip6715/
Pasztoi6712/
Phethit6711/
Pesther6710/
Petisch6710/
Peté678/
Phethoi676/
Phetihe676/
Peethai675/
Pedthip675/
Phettai675/
Poshthi674/
Pfester674/
Phetthi674/
Poshtti673/
Pechtti673/
Pashtai672/
Pettish672/
Phester672/
Poeshty672/
Pashthi672/
Phettoi672/
Peethii671/
Phiesta671/
Pettist671/
Pezztti671/
Petaggi671/
Paiceti671/
Hpettis671/
Peettiz671/
Pashtyi671/
Peuthie671/
Peittit671/
Peszter671/
Päti671/
D'Pesta671/
Pasthai671/
Pheteid671/
Pethtip671/
Pedthai671/
Pechtip671/
Peathai671/
Peteitt670/
Pfieste670/
Peester670/
Peattis670/
Peastey670/
Pettiey670/
Piettie670/

Pesti Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pesti in the Hindi language
पेस्तीpesti-
Pesti in the Russian language
Пестиpesti-
Pesti in the Arabic language
بشتيbshty-

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