Pistorius Surname

111,901st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Pistorius Surname Definition:

“Baker”. Latinised version of Dutch Bakker.

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Pistorius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,6661:32,5204,159
Germany1,2031:66,9218,551
United States6271:578,08447,352
Netherlands3521:47,9758,202
England521:1,071,50151,923
Zimbabwe471:328,47331,980
France451:1,476,060142,161
Czechia311:343,01541,724
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Austria111:774,13064,097
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Pistorius Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Baker”. Latinised version of Dutch Bakker.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

It was popular among renaissance humanists to translate their surnames from vernacular European languages into Latin to convey a more impressive, educated image. Pistorius is Latin for 'baker'. It is an example of this practice.

- martintr

Pistorius Last Name Facts

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

Pistorius (Russian: Писториус) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pistorius? popularity and diffusion

Pistorius is the 111,901st most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,758,153 people. The surname Pistorius occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Pistorius live; 41 percent live in Southern Africa and 41 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,666 people, or 1 in 32,520. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 48 percent are found, Limpopo, where 11 percent are found and North West, where 10 percent are found. Barring South Africa it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Pistorius Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pistorius has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pistorius last name increased 1,844 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pistorius Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pistorius last name are 20.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.08% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Pistorius earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.97% more than the national average, earning R 422,928 per year; in United States they earn 7.1% more than the national average, earning $46,214 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning $57,933 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pitorius941/
Pestorius8966/
Pistarius890/
Paitorius890/
Pistoriusová8635/
Pestorious8443/
Petorius826/
Pitariu75260/
Pitaroiu71124/
Petarius718/
Pităroiu714/
Petariu633/
Pătărău5043/

Pistorius Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pistorius in the Russian language
Писториусpistorius-

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