Pestow Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Pestow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States551:6,590,162310,708
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Pestow Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pestow occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Pestow.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestow? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,530,696th most commonly occurring last name globally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Pestow occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Pestow reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 6,590,162. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 56 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and Michigan, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 2 percent reside and Jamaica, where 2 percent reside.

Pestow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pestow has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Pestow last name grew 786 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pestow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Pestow surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Pestow earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.35% more than the national average, earning $55,380 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petow9189/
Pestov8310,172/
Pastow8358/
Postow8330/
Peatow8317/
Pettow8315/
Pestof833/
Peutow832/
Petgow831/
Pethow831/
Pistow830/
Peytow830/
Pietow830/
Pestova7711,682/
Pestoff7736/
Pitstow7712/
Paistow774/
Pestovs772/
Poestov771/
Phastow771/
Petov73253/
Pätow73235/
Petob738/
Petaw733/
Pitow732/
Petof731/
Peshtova712/
Petova67508/
Pistof67148/
Postov67123/
Petoff6750/
Pystov6740/
Pastov6735/
Pistov6735/
Pittow6715/
Petuov674/
Pitowa673/
Pastaw672/
Petoov672/
Peetov671/
Peytob671/
Petoft671/
Paytow671/
Petgov671/
Pestav671/

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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 Pestow
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