Preamchand Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

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

Preamchand Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preamchand Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
India21:383,532,6911,645,216

Preamchand (93) may also be a first name.

Preamchand Last Name Facts

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

Preamchand (Hindi: प्रेमचन्द, Marathi: ेमचंद) occurs most in South Africa. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preamchand? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Preamchand are found; 89 percent are found in Southern Africa and 89 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 986,211th most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 93 people.

The surname Preamchand is most commonly used in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa Preamchand is primarily concentrated in: KwaZulu-Natal, where 100 percent reside. Aside from South Africa it exists in one country. It is also common in India, where 11 percent reside.

Preamchand Last Name Statistics demography

Preamchand earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 76.12% less than the national average, earning R 56,748 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Preamchand Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preamchand in the Marathi language
ेमचंदemacanda87.5
ेमचन्दemacanda12.5
Preamchand in the Hindi language
प्रेमचन्दpremacanda50
प्रेमचन्द्रpremacandra25
प्रेंमचन्द्रpremmacandra25

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Preamchand
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis