The Nesti surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 152 people carried this name — #115,034 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 149 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 97 people named Nesti.
38 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
33 people named Nesti live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Solothurn.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Nesti,
with a public archive behind them.
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Fulvio Nesti 1925–1995 · association football player -
Fulvio Nesti 1925–1995 · association football player
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Vinicio Nesti 1931–2014 · basketball player -
Filippo Nesti 1780–1849 · naturalist
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Persio Nesti 1909–1969 · writer
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Persio Nesti 1909–1969 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Nesti.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Nesti is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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