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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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
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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