Pestill Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Pestill Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada751:491,27542,011
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566

Pestill Last Name Facts

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

Pestill occurs in Canada more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pestill is the 1,746,159th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The last name Pestill is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Pestill live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Canada, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 491,275. In Canada it is most frequent in: Ontario, where 87 percent live, Nova Scotia, where 12 percent live and Saskatchewan, where 1 percent live. Not including Canada this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 30 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Pestill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pestill has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pestill Last Name Statistics demography

Pestill earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 10.19% more than the national average, earning $54,744 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestil92515/
Petill9245/
Pestell861,183/
Postill86800/
Pestiel861/
Pastill861/
Petgill860/
Pistill860/
Pettill860/
Petil831,081/
Pestl83104/
Postiell801/
Pestel772,953/
Petell77357/
Pistil77339/
Postil77208/
Petiel7758/
Pastil7736/
Pettil7718/
Pietil7711/
Peitil773/
Petiol771/
Peutil771/
Pestyl771/
Petilt770/
Pestilova752/
Petl7329/
Postell713,427/
Pistell71183/
Pastell71171/
Pfoestl7156/
Pettell7122/
Pastiel711/
Pietilæ711/
Pethell710/
Pethiel710/
Pestelt710/
Peatell710/
Petel673,580/
Postl672,105/
Peitl67588/
Pitil67178/
Pastl67170/
Peutl6745/
Pistl6727/
Peetl6722/
Pestlová6720/
Petyl6711/
Petilova675/
Phetl674/
Pytil674/
Pettl673/
Pettigli673/
Pejtl671/
Posstell671/
Posttell671/
Peatl671/
Pechtell671/
Pietl671/
Pitll671/
Pfoestel671/
Pfeistel671/

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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 Pestill
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