Pesti Surname
Approximately 3,249 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2,747 | 1:3,573 | 420 |
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| Romania | 94 | 1:213,594 | 20,961 |
| Estonia | 77 | 1:17,166 | 2,887 |
| Italy | 40 | 1:1,528,917 | 81,534 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| England | 17 | 1:3,277,533 | 109,658 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Austria | 12 | 1:709,620 | 61,025 |
| Finland | 9 | 1:610,745 | 34,002 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Venezuela | 8 | 1:3,775,510 | 36,567 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 1:762,350 | 73,078 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
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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Average Pesti Salary in
United States
$46,946 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Pesti Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pesti Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pesti (Arabic: بشتي, Hindi: पेस्ती, Russian: Пести) has its highest incidence in Hungary. It may be found as: Pešti. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pesti? popularity and diffusion
Pesti is the 137,827th most numerous last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,243,012 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Pesti are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 85 percent are found in Hungaro-Europe. Pesti is also the 469,697th most frequently used first name world-wide. It is borne by 345 people.
It is most prevalent in Hungary, where it is borne by 2,747 people, or 1 in 3,573. In Hungary it is most numerous in: Pest County, where 20 percent live, Budapest, where 14 percent live and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account Hungary it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and Romania, where 3 percent live.
Pesti Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Pesti are 7.3% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.53% registered with the 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
Pesti Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pesti in the Hindi language | ||
| पेस्ती | pesti | - |
| Pesti in the Russian language | ||
| Пести | pesti | - |
| Pesti in the Arabic language | ||
| بشتي | bshty | - |
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Footnotes
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