Pesto Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Pesto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pesto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1401:2,588,992156,804
Papua New Guinea1041:78,40110,308
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Pešto (27) are calculated separately.

Pesto (195) may also be a first name.

Pesto Last Name Facts

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

Pesto (Arabic: بيستو) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pešto. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pesto? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 921,780th most common family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Pesto are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 649,894th most frequently used given name on earth, held by 195 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 140 people, or 1 in 2,588,992. In The United States Pesto is most numerous in: Maryland, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 15 percent reside and Ohio, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 36 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Pesto Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pesto has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pesto surname increased 1,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pesto Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pesto surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Pesto earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.22% less than the national average, earning $37,445 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.3% less than the national average, earning $38,605 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pešto9327/
Phesto91575/
Piesto9178/
Pestou9116/
Peisto916/
Pestos914/
Peasto914/
Pessto911/
Peto896,608/
Phestho831/
Pheto804,030/
Pesta803,248/
Pasto803,087/
Petot801,763/
Petto801,122/
Petho80867/
Posto80665/
Pisto80629/
Petoh80284/
Petou80241/
Peuto80240/
Pieto80214/
Peito80161/
Petoš80157/
Peyto8066/
Petoi8065/
Petos8047/
Petoa8028/
Pysto8017/
Pehto8016/
Petod8012/
Petoy809/
Petgo806/
Peeto805/
Petoo805/
Petuo802/
Petop801/
Puisto73794/
Pashto73464/
Piesta73428/
Postoi73396/
Petoud73212/
Petoux73128/
Postoy73120/
Petocz7373/
Pistoi7366/
Paasto7366/
Peshta7366/
Pistou7344/
Peytou7341/
Phetho7338/
Pethou7337/
Peitoi7336/
Peitos7328/
Poeyto7328/
Pestaa7327/
Peixto7325/
Pettos7322/
Paszto7321/
Pistos7321/
Pietto7319/
Phetto7318/
Petout739/
Peetou739/
Postou739/
Pettot738/
Pestat737/
Pechto736/
Peasta735/
Pastoi735/
Pethoi735/
Postoj734/
Pethod733/
Pishto732/
Petosh732/
Poesta732/
Pistot732/
Pehtou732/
Peytot732/
Pethoo732/
Petoos732/
Pheito732/
Pestas731/
Peytoo731/
Petoss731/
Pestau731/
Petoch731/
Petois731/
Pesteu731/
Possto731/
Pistto731/
Pastho731/
Pettoh731/
Pettou731/
Peutoh731/
Peutou731/
Peutto731/
Pethoh731/
Petous731/
Phetgo731/
Phetot731/
Peitou731/
Pestha731/
Ppeito731/
Phetoh731/
Phetoa731/
Pyshto731/
Pheeto731/
Peutuo731/
Pethoy731/
Peetho731/
Peatto731/
Pietoh730/
Peta6711,649/
Pito674,444/
Pethoud67208/
Peytout67112/
Pashtoi67101/
Peschta6782/
Pestaas6756/
Pyto6755/
Pyshtoi6744/
Peshtaz6726/
Pishtoy6713/
Peithot6713/
Pasztoi6712/
Peytoud6712/
Petó676/
Petóová676/
Phethoi676/
Phettod675/
Phethoy672/
Phettoi672/
Pettoys671/
Peixdto671/
Phestas671/
Phiesta671/
Pettosh671/
Peztoha671/
Peshtad671/
Pethuod671/
Pêto671/
Peztout671/
Petô671/
Petõ671/
Pesztat671/
Petasht671/
D'Pesta671/
Phistos671/
Poshtoo671/
Phetoud671/
Phetout671/
Pheetho671/
Peitoux670/

Pesto Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pesto in the Arabic language
بيستوbystw-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Pesto
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