Pešta Surname
Approximately 1,448 people bear this surname
Pešta Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 1,206 | 1:8,817 | 1,136 |
| Slovakia | 164 | 1:32,539 | 5,843 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 45 | 1:78,587 | 7,714 |
| Serbia | 18 | 1:396,942 | 17,613 |
| Estonia | 15 | 1:88,120 | 15,474 |
The alternate forms: Pesta (3,248), Pešťa (1) & Pěsta (3) are calculated separately.
Pešta Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pešta Come From? nationality or country of origin
Pešta occurs in Czechia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Pesta, Pešťa or Pěsta. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Pešta? popularity and diffusion
The surname Pešta is the 269,545th most widely held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 5,032,836 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Pešta reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.
Pešta is most frequently used in Czechia, where it is borne by 1,206 people, or 1 in 8,817. In Czechia Pešta is most numerous in: Central Bohemian Region, where 30 percent reside, Prague, where 12 percent reside and South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent reside. Apart from Czechia it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Slovakia, where 11 percent reside and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pesta | 93 | 3,248 | / |
| Pešťa | 93 | 1 | / |
| Peštaj | 91 | 103 | / |
| Pěsta | 87 | 3 | / |
| Pišta | 80 | 268 | / |
| Pešti | 80 | 204 | / |
| Pečta | 80 | 37 | / |
| Pešto | 80 | 27 | / |
| Pezta | 80 | 25 | / |
| Pešty | 80 | 5 | / |
| Piesta | 73 | 428 | / |
| Pechta | 73 | 338 | / |
| Peshta | 73 | 66 | / |
| Peztaa | 73 | 31 | / |
| Pestaj | 73 | 30 | / |
| Pestaa | 73 | 27 | / |
| Pestat | 73 | 7 | / |
| Peasta | 73 | 5 | / |
| Pestas | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pestea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pestha | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peştea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Pestau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Peschta | 67 | 82 | / |
| Pestaas | 67 | 56 | / |
| Peshtaz | 67 | 26 | / |
| Petchta | 67 | 2 | / |
| Pechtat | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Pesta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pesztat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peshtad | 67 | 1 | / |
| Peztoha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phiesta | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phestas | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Pešta
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