Pestl Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pestl Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestl Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Czechia171:625,49860,070
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Pestl Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pestl is carried by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestl? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,806,862nd most widely held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Pestl are found; 38 percent are found in Western Europe and 38 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name Pestl is most widespread in Germany, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 2,596,950. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 61 percent are found, Bavaria, where 23 percent are found and Hesse, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Czechia, where 16 percent are found.

Pestl Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pestl earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 14.14% more than the national average, earning $49,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 69.39% more than the national average, earning $84,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestel912,953/
Pestil91515/
Pestyl911/
Petl8929/
Pestell831,183/
Pestill83110/
Pfoestl8356/
Pestiel831/
Pestelt830/
Petel803,580/
Postl802,105/
Petil801,081/
Peitl80588/
Pastl80170/
Peutl8045/
Pistl8027/
Peetl8022/
Petyl8011/
Phetl804/
Pettl803/
Peatl801/
Pietl801/
Pejtl801/
Pestlová7720/
Pfoestel771/
Pfeistel771/
Postel735,404/
Pastel731,219/
Pechtl73790/
Pethel73632/
Pistel73627/
Petell73357/
Pistil73339/
Postyl73239/
Postil73208/
Petuel73154/
Peteul73104/
Peitel7387/
Pföstl7368/
Peytel7362/
Petiel7358/
Petill7345/
Posztl7341/
Pastil7336/
Pettel7335/
Pettil7318/
Pietil7311/
Pisztl738/
Pastyl737/
Peatel735/
Pehtel735/
Peitil733/
Petyol732/
Petlet732/
Postäl731/
Pästel731/
Phetel731/
Pietel731/
Pfostl731/
Petiol731/
Peutil731/
Petilt730/
Pextel730/
Pestilova712/
Postell673,427/
Postill67800/
Pethtel67736/
Pechtel67266/
Pitl67199/
Pistell67183/
Pastell67171/
Petlova6764/
Pasteel6724/
Pettell6722/
Paistel6722/
Pethuel6720/
Pytl678/
Pastiel671/
Pastill671/
Petheel671/
Pietilæ671/
Pettoel671/
Petlová671/
Phetyol671/
Pethell670/
Pfeutel670/
Pistill670/
Petteel670/
Pethiel670/
Posteel670/
Peatell670/
Petgill670/
Pettill670/

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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 Pestl
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