Praed Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Praed Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Meadow [Old French prade, Low Latin prata; Latin prat-um, a meadow]

Praed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia531:509,35338,491
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States351:10,355,970420,657
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Praed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dweller at a Meadow [Old French prade, Low Latin prata; Latin prat-um, a meadow]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From prâz (Bas Bret. prâd), a meadow. There is a place named Praze in Crowan,

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Praed Last Name Facts

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

Praed (Marathi: परेड) is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Praed? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,447,279th most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname Praed occurs predominantly in Europe, where 37 percent of Praed are found; 36 percent are found in Australasia and 36 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Praed is most numerous in Australia, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 509,353. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Queensland, where 42 percent live, Western Australia, where 36 percent live and Victoria, where 17 percent live. Other than Australia Praed occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.

Praed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Praed has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 9 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 117 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Praed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Praed are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Praed earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.1% less than the national average, earning $30,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prayed9127/
Praesd916/
Prawed911/
Pred89288/
Prajied831/
Praud803,930/
Praet802,631/
Prayd80162/
Praid8094/
Preid8019/
Prhed8017/
Preud8016/
Pried809/
Predd809/
Pread807/
Preed807/
Predt805/
Phred804/
Prajd802/
Predh801/
Preyd801/
Prued801/
Pryed800/
Prayad73625/
Preidt73234/
Praest73223/
Prajet73192/
Prawet73165/
Praetz73154/
Prayet7372/
Praets7372/
Praete7359/
Preate7352/
Prajad7317/
Praite7314/
Phreed7314/
Priyad735/
Prajod734/
Preasd732/
Preadt732/
Prayid732/
Prowed732/
Preedh732/
Prejid731/
Priedt731/
Prheed731/
Phraet731/
Prreed731/
Prahid731/
Prajid731/
Praett730/
Praute730/
Preyed730/
Pret67485/
Prayote6728/
Prawetz6728/
Praecht679/
Prajeet674/
Prahaud672/
Prajodh672/
Prahyad671/
Prayaud671/
Praiete671/
Prrayad671/
Praitte671/
Prahiad671/
Praette671/
Praythe670/
Prayett670/
Prawett670/
Preaetz670/

Praed Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Praed in the Marathi language
परेडpareda-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Praed
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