Praise Surname
Approximately 1,275 people bear this surname
Praise Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 707 | 1:250,556 | 14,487 |
| Kenya | 262 | 1:176,259 | 13,309 |
| Iran | 176 | 1:436,264 | 27,178 |
| Uganda | 97 | 1:402,467 | 25,105 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Praise (35,259) may also be a first name.
Praise Demographics
Average Praise Salary in
South Africa
R 68,004
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Praise Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Praise Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Praise is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Praise? popularity and diffusion
Praise is the 298,559th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 5,715,722 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Praise are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 55 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 24,583rd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 35,259 people.
The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 707 people, or 1 in 250,556. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Rivers, where 16 percent are found, Lagos, where 13 percent are found and Bayelsa, where 11 percent are found. Besides Nigeria this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Kenya, where 21 percent are found and Iran, where 14 percent are found.
Praise Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
Praise earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.38% less than the national average, earning R 68,004 per year.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Praise
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