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 is found in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Pesta, Pešťa or Pěsta. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Pešta? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 269,545th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,032,836 people. The last name Pešta occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Pešta live; 95 percent live in Eastern Europe and 95 percent live in West Slavic Europe.
The surname is most widespread 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 are found, Prague, where 12 percent are found and South Bohemian Region, where 12 percent are found. Barring Czechia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 11 percent are found and Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 3 percent are found.
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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