Pestor Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

Pestor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pestor (23) may also be a first name.

Pestor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pestor (Russian: Пестор) is most common in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestor? popularity and diffusion

Pestor is the 2,746,821st most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name Pestor occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Pestor are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pestor is also the 2,239,265th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 23 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is most frequent in: Wisconsin, where 77 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Apart from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside and Canada, where 2 percent reside.

Pestor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Pestor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pestor surname increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pestor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pestor last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Pestor earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.81% more than the national average, earning $57,307 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestour92157/
Pestoor9250/
Piestor928/
Phestor922/
Pestore921/
Peastor921/
Petor91112/
Peestore860/
Pastor83143,915/
Pistor831,895/
Postor83544/
Petour8348/
Pestar8320/
Pietor8314/
Petore8311/
Peetor837/
Peator832/
Pystor831/
Phetor831/
Petord831/
Peutor831/
Peytor830/
Pastoor772,067/
Pistore771,815/
Pastour77789/
Pistoor77296/
Peytour77287/
Pechtor7729/
Pastohr7716/
Pesteur7710/
Passtor777/
Pfistor775/
Pazstor775/
Phostor774/
Paastor773/
Pethore772/
Petoure772/
Phetord771/
Pettord771/
Pastoir771/
Poistor771/
Piestur771/
Pietorz771/
Peithor771/
Peestar771/
Păsztor771/
Posztor771/
Pasdtor771/
Pethord770/
Paistor770/
Petar731,273/
Pitor73353/
Petorova7138/
Petorová716/
Pischtor710/
Posthour710/
Petare672,317/
Petard67446/
Peitar67352/
Peetar67250/
Pastar67147/
Postar67116/
Pistorová67105/
Pistár6776/
Pitour6773/
Pettar6725/
Pitore6725/
Pethar6723/
Pistar6715/
Petgar6713/
Pitort6710/
Peteur679/
Pithor676/
Paztor675/
Petarz675/
Pistur674/
Pyotor674/
Pietar672/
Phetar672/
Postár672/
Pistorova672/
Paitor672/
Peatar672/
Paytor672/
Petart671/
Pittor671/
Piotor671/
Pétour671/
Pystar671/
Poytor670/

Pestor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pestor in the Russian language
Песторpestor-

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Pestor Reference & Research

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Pestor
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