Pestonji Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Australia

Pestonji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestonji Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India831:9,241,752184,052
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
England71:7,959,723202,100
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Pestonji Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pestonji (Marathi: तोनजी) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestonji? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,478,479th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname Pestonji occurs predominantly in Asia, where 68 percent of Pestonji live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 58 percent live in Indo-South Asia.

The last name Pestonji is most commonly used in India, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 9,241,752. In India it is primarily found in: Maharashtra, where 65 percent reside, Telangana, where 16 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 4 percent reside. Not including India it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 8 percent reside.

Pestonji Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pestonji has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Pestonji surname increased 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pestonji Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Pestonji earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.96% more than the national average, earning $62,580 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petonjić8867/
Pestanji8826/
Pestonie881/
Pestonjee8254/
Pestomjie821/
Petanji802/
Pistanji752/
Petonjee751/
Pestanjee714/
Petounchi712/
Pestongee711/
Pitonsi6749/
Petonge6720/
Petonsa671/
Petangi671/

Pestonji Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pestonji in the Marathi language
तोनजीtonaji88.89
पेसतेनजीpesatenaji11.11

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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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  • 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 Pestonji
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