Preston Forename
16,911th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 55,514 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas
Preston Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100% | 47,676 | 1:7,604 | 915 |
| Canada | 100% | 1,410 | 1:23,499 | 2,027 |
| South Africa | 100% | 1,110 | 1:49,129 | 5,107 |
| Liberia | 100% | 735 | 1:6,003 | 675 |
| Kenya | 100% | 566 | 1:81,815 | 4,676 |
| England | 100% | 481 | 1:115,599 | 4,172 |
| Malawi | 100% | 423 | 1:40,455 | 2,904 |
| Zambia | - | 385 | 1:41,181 | 2,770 |
| Australia | - | 306 | 1:44,633 | 2,216 |
| Bahamas | - | 251 | 1:1,591 | 374 |
| Congo | 99% | 248 | 1:20,198 | 2,095 |
| Nigeria | 97% | 210 | 1:845,545 | 22,363 |
| New Zealand | - | 182 | 1:24,923 | 1,795 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 164 | 1:8,301 | 1,284 |
| India | 100% | 138 | 1:8,803,464 | 276,631 |
| Jamaica | - | 126 | 1:22,883 | 1,791 |
| Philippines | 100% | 126 | 1:841,345 | 24,130 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 95 | 1:162,356 | 10,342 |
| Thailand | 100% | 56 | 1:1,251,175 | 41,939 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 55 | 1:1,342,320 | 36,691 |
| Guyana | 100% | 49 | 1:15,577 | 2,074 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 48 | 1:634,374 | 25,654 |
| Kuwait | - | 47 | 1:80,538 | 6,521 |
| Haiti | 100% | 46 | 1:233,195 | 10,010 |
| Scotland | 100% | 36 | 1:148,621 | 2,961 |
| China | - | 34 | 1:40,178,111 | 61,702 |
| Brazil | 100% | 30 | 1:7,141,205 | 98,999 |
| Singapore | 100% | 30 | 1:209,568 | 8,585 |
| Grenada | 100% | 29 | 1:3,728 | 659 |
| Indonesia | - | 27 | 1:9,554,210 | 309,150 |
| Barbados | - | 24 | 1:12,075 | 1,185 |
| Hong Kong | - | 16 | 1:484,545 | 4,322 |
| Uganda | 100% | 16 | 1:2,559,808 | 30,381 |
| Bermuda | - | 15 | 1:4,322 | 727 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 14 | 1:4,378 | 794 |
| Japan | - | 14 | 1:9,141,861 | 33,787 |
| Belize | 100% | 13 | 1:27,255 | 2,702 |
| Germany | 100% | 13 | 1:7,436,760 | 27,072 |
| Mexico | 100% | 13 | 1:9,549,571 | 29,766 |
| Russia | 100% | 13 | 1:11,094,900 | 40,853 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 13 | 1:2,670 | 563 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | - | 12 | 1:8,283 | 1,404 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 12 | 1:679,360 | 49,627 |
| Ireland | 83% | 10 | 1:464,352 | 6,587 |
| Peru | 100% | 10 | 1:3,179,145 | 27,401 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 9 | 1:12,194 | 1,546 |
| Netherlands | 90% | 8 | 1:2,112,760 | 26,769 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 8 | 1:13,948 | 1,861 |
| Anguilla | 100% | 7 | 1:1,894 | 342 |
| France | 100% | 7 | 1:9,495,763 | 30,047 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 7 | 1:859,762 | 11,907 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 6 | 1:5,208 | 987 |
| Denmark | - | 5 | 1:1,129,900 | 12,942 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 5 | 1:35,563 | 3,018 |
| Sweden | 100% | 5 | 1:1,971,581 | 30,505 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 5 | 1:10,557,664 | 41,958 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Egypt | - | 4 | 1:22,975,236 | 27,891 |
| Ghana | - | 4 | 1:6,746,554 | 8,075 |
| Guernsey | - | 4 | 1:15,833 | 609 |
| Panama | - | 4 | 1:976,639 | 21,104 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| South Korea | - | 4 | 1:1,386,105 | 20,690 |
| Afghanistan | - | 3 | 1:10,874,505 | 40,253 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Colombia | - | 3 | 1:15,926,309 | 51,235 |
| Nauru | 100% | 3 | 1:3,976 | 333 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 3 | 1:1,183,434 | 5,646 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 3 | 1:10,067,298 | 111,314 |
| Wales | 100% | 3 | 1:1,031,436 | 10,092 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 2 | 1:2,383,974 | 18,662 |
| Czechia | - | 2 | 1:5,328,081 | 8,108 |
| Guatemala | - | 2 | 1:8,054,214 | 10,362 |
| Iceland | - | 2 | 1:183,008 | 5,215 |
| Israel | 67% | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Italy | 100% | 2 | 1:30,531,045 | 57,596 |
| Switzerland | - | 2 | 1:4,106,748 | 25,883 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 2 | 1:11,884,841 | 132,786 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 2 | 1:3,575,996 | 76,635 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Argentina | - | 1 | 1:42,773,243 | 43,333 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Burkina Faso | - | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 1 | 1:10,431,270 | 30,761 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Estonia | - | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Fiji | - | 1 | 1:892,378 | 3,968 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Iraq | - | 1 | 1:35,017,859 | 22,933 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Jersey | - | 1 | 1:99,980 | 2,122 |
| Liechtenstein | - | 1 | 1:37,856 | 1,091 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | - | 1 | 1:54,668 | 1,803 |
| Oman | - | 1 | 1:4,108,667 | 12,526 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 1 | 1:194,357,680 | 303,535 |
| Qatar | - | 1 | 1:2,369,605 | 59,530 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Rwanda | - | 1 | 1:11,371,433 | 4,615 |
| Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | - | 1 | 1:5,829 | 386 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | - | 1 | 1:54,861 | 2,604 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 1 | 1:30,812,565 | 27,537 |
| Seychelles | - | 1 | 1:92,670 | 1,891 |
| Solomon Islands | - | 1 | 1:580,957 | 8,641 |
| Spain | - | 1 | 1:46,529,965 | 35,592 |
| Turkey | - | 1 | 1:77,801,709 | 91,051 |
| Ukraine | 100% | 1 | 1:45,499,908 | 32,056 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
Preston (111,579) may also be a surname.
Preston Forename Popularity
Preston Demographics
Preston Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 8,960 (2014)
United States
Average
Phonetically Similar Names
Preston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Preston in the Russian language | ||
| Престон | preston | - |
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Footnotes
- First names are taken from the first part of an person's personal name. That is, not their inherited name(s), i.e. their surname(s). The first name includes particles, but not middle names
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- 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 Preston