Pasto

Pasto Meaning & Origin

About Pasto
The surname Pasto is of Italian origin and is derived from the word "pastore," meaning "shepherd" in Italian. As a surname, Pasto likely originated as an occupational name for someone who worked as a shepherd or had associations with sheep farming. It is a relatively uncommon surname and is primarily found in Italy and among Italian diaspora communities.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Pasto is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Pasto: 182
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 99,378
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Pasto based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Pasto is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PST
🗽 NYSIIS
PA
🔊 Soundex
P0230
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
P AE1 S T OW0
🌐 IPA
/pasto*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PST', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
P230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Pasto in Braille

Here's how to represent Pasto in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Pasto in braille

How to sign the name Pasto using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Pasto using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Pasto in sign language

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