Pestr Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Pestr Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pestr Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia481:221,53131,190
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Pestr Last Name Facts

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

Pestr occurs most in Czechia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pestr? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,689,253rd most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The last name Pestr is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Pestr reside; 98 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 92 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Czechia, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 221,531. In Czechia it is most prevalent in: South Moravian Region, where 67 percent reside, Vysočina Region, where 21 percent reside and Pardubice Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Czechia Pestr occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Petr895,528/
Pietr8088/
Pastr806/
Peetr803/
Petrr803/
Petrì802/
Phetr801/
Pistr801/
Petrz801/
Petrt801/
Pestrova77355/
Pestrová7749/
Peiter732,031/
Peeter73465/
Peyter7336/
Peater7330/
Pietrz7314/
Phetrt732/
Phetrr731/
Posthr730/
Petrova67547,957/
Petrová675,022/
Pitr67250/
Petrowa67159/
Pítr6778/
Peither6761/
Peetter6717/
Pytr676/
Pýtr675/
Pfeiter674/
Peather672/
Peteher672/
Peitter671/
Peatter671/
Pjtr671/

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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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  • 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 Pestr
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