Du Preez Surname

13,974th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,908 people bear this surname

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

Du Preez Surname Definition:

“Little Meadow” - corruption of “Petite Prairie” in French.

Du Preez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa39,8391:1,360152
Australia5161:52,3176,456
England3961:140,70213,671
New Zealand1961:23,1044,060
Namibia1591:15,1532,761
Canada701:526,36644,416
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Botswana441:49,7039,263
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Qatar341:69,3536,725
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Netherlands301:562,90650,501
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Zambia51:3,169,98435,680
Wales51:618,90625,852
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Swaziland41:324,550996
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705

Du Preez (20) may also be a first name.

Du Preez Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Little Meadow” - corruption of “Petite Prairie” in French.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Du Preez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Du Preez is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Du Preez? popularity and diffusion

The surname Du Preez is the 13,974th most widespread surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 182,609 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Du Preez are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 100 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Du Preez is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 20 people.

The last name is most numerous in South Africa, where it is carried by 39,839 people, or 1 in 1,360. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 33 percent are found, Western Cape, where 16 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 11 percent are found. Not including South Africa this surname exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Du Preez Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Du Preez earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 69.19% more than the national average, earning R 402,060 per year; in United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25% more than the national average, earning $62,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Pree93323/
Du Prez9324/
Du-Preez8816/
Du Priez8811/
Du Prees882/
Du Preey881/
Du Prrez881/
Du Prezz881/
Du Preiz881/
Du Pre86185/
Du Prie80178/
Du Prey8036/
Du Pres807/
Du-Prez802/
Du-Pree802/
Du Prée802/
Du Pret801/
Du Press751/
Du Pré7191/
Du-Pre714/
Du Precht711/
Du Pri710/
Du Pray671/
Du Prooy631/

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