Pestov Surname

50,430th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Pestov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia9,1671:15,7222,195
Ukraine4391:103,69614,842
Belarus2131:44,6067,620
Kazakhstan2101:84,2029,771
Kyrgyzstan451:132,72614,810
Uzbekistan271:1,145,52421,534
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Georgia71:535,07818,425
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
England31:18,572,686338,250
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

Pestov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pestov (Georgian: პესტოვი, Russian: Пестов) is most common in Russia. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Pestov click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 50,430th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 716,432 people. The surname Pestov occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of Pestov are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 9,167 people, or 1 in 15,722. In Russia it is mostly found in: Kirov Oblast, where 10 percent are found, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Kaluga Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Not including Russia this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 4 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Pestov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Pestov last name is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (73%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Pestov last name are 10.44% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 57.21% being registered with the party.

Pestov earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning $42,036 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pestova9211,682/
Pestovs922/
Poestov921/
Petov91253/
Peshtova862/
Petova83508/
Postov83123/
Pestow8358/
Pystov8340/
Pastov8335/
Pistov8335/
Petuov834/
Pestof833/
Petoov832/
Petgov831/
Pestav831/
Peetov831/
Postoev77560/
Pashtov7763/
Pestoff7736/
Poshtov7721/
Pistova7720/
Pystova7715/
Peatova772/
Pastoev772/
Pethova772/
Petgova771/
Petow7389/
Pitov7364/
Pytov7339/
Petob738/
Petav732/
Petof731/
Pyshtova717/
Pistav67274/
Pistof67148/
Pitova6762/
Pastow6758/
Pytova6752/
Petoff6750/
Pyotov6731/
Postow6730/
Peatow6717/
Pettow6715/
Pastav6714/
Paytov6713/
Paitov6710/
Pastev679/
Pietav676/
Puytov672/
Peutow672/
Pitovs672/
Pethav671/
Peytob671/
Petgow671/
Pethow671/
Petoft671/
Peytow670/
Pistow670/
Pietow670/

Pestov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pestov in the Georgian language
პესტოვიpestovi-
Pestov in the Russian language
Пестовpestov-

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