Praesto Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Praesto Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Praesto Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
France11:66,422,722504,397
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155

Praesto Last Name Facts

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

The surname Praesto is most common in Sweden. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Praesto? popularity and diffusion

Praesto is the 4,307,654th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Praesto are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 74 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent reside and Kalmar County, where 5 percent reside. Other than Sweden it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 5 percent reside and Luxembourg, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Presto925,233/
Prasto9287/
Prestoy8629/
Priesto8610/
Pressto864/
Prestto863/
Prastoy861/
Praesta861/
Prastou861/
Prausto861/
Proestos80340/
Prahasto80154/
Proestou80140/
Prahesta8030/
Priyasto8016/
Prayesta804/
Prajesta803/
Presta775,897/
Prasta77204/
Proeto7712/
Prosto7711/
Prestá776/
Prašto771/
Pragiesta753/
Proetto71332/
Prostoi71115/
Prastha7142/
Prahito7122/
Prostoo7119/
Prhasta7115/
Priesta7111/
Praszta7110/
Prestha717/
Prostho716/
Preztto711/
Prestìa711/
Prestta711/
Prahasta671,140/
Phraetat6750/
Prahista6742/
Prayusta6732/
Prajista6715/
Prasteau675/
Praheeta674/
Presteau673/
Priyesta673/
Preistáš671/
Prezztto671/
Preistat671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 Praesto
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