Preciosa Forename

76,513th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 7,157 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
São Tomé and Príncipe

Preciosa Forename Definition:

A Latin name, meaning: Precious.

Preciosa Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines
 
99%
4,7961:22,1042,196
Portugal-4981:20,905990
Brazil
100%
4961:431,92814,908
Spain
100%
4081:114,0443,092
United States
100%
3211:1,129,39922,717
Mexico
100%
931:1,334,8869,495
Argentina
100%
791:541,4333,847
India
100%
661:18,407,242447,665
Colombia
100%
651:735,0609,618
Dominican Republic-561:186,2737,851
Venezuela
100%
491:616,36515,450
São Tomé and Príncipe
100%
391:4,923796
Canada-261:1,274,36022,928
Paraguay
100%
241:301,5343,938
Switzerland
100%
201:410,6757,094
Peru
100%
201:1,589,57317,785
England
100%
141:3,971,63739,412
Tanzania
100%
141:3,770,59424,827
France-101:6,647,03424,227
South Africa
100%
101:5,453,265111,420
Angola
100%
91:2,996,2903,522
Suriname
100%
41:138,2032,927
Taiwan-41:5,942,42087,370
Uruguay-31:1,142,54610,015
Netherlands
100%
31:5,634,02829,480
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Luxembourg
100%
21:282,0243,520
Bolivia-21:5,300,7026,605
Honduras-21:4,408,73423,808
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Ecuador-21:8,863,46021,868
El Salvador-21:3,170,89311,665
Zimbabwe-11:15,423,817113,731
Wales-11:3,094,30916,222
Belgium-11:11,490,04143,727
Bulgaria-11:6,990,39027,036
Costa Rica
100%
11:4,767,94827,206
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Singapore-11:6,287,05439,645
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Italy
 
96%
11:61,062,09083,289
Namibia-11:2,404,17916,970
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Panama-11:3,906,55740,800

The alternate forms: Préciosa (2) are calculated separately.

Preciosa (598) may also be a surname.

Preciosa Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Latin name, meaning: Precious.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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