Preaux Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Preaux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preaux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4741:140,13221,567
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Argentina311:1,378,82078,351
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Préaux (91) & Prèaux (3) are calculated separately.

Preaux Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preaux has its highest incidence in France. It may appear in the variant forms: Préaux or Prèaux. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preaux? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 464,720th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. The surname Preaux occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Preaux reside; 88 percent reside in Western Europe and 86 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Preaux is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 474 people, or 1 in 140,132. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Grand Est, where 26 percent live, Normandy, where 26 percent live and Île-de-France, where 17 percent live. Outside of France this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Preaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preaux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preaux surname expanded 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Preaux are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Preaux earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.29% less than the national average, earning $37,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.57% less than the national average, earning $41,948 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Préaux9491/
Prèaux943/
Poreaux92336/
Pireaux92220/
Pereaux92143/
Prieaux920/
Preau91999/
Praux9113/
Perreaux86793/
Parreaux86111/
Porreaux8623/
Perieaux862/
Parieaux862/
Paireaux861/
Poireaux861/
Peareaux860/
Breaux8316,409/
Piraux831,287/
Pareau83280/
Pereau83252/
Pireau83210/
Peraux83176/
Poreau83144/
Pureau8321/
Priaux8317/
Poraux833/
Prueau831/
Paraux831/
Pèreau831/
Péraux831/
Preauy831/
Preu80833/
Prea80256/
Prau80186/
Pourreaux8033/
Peaureaux8017/
Perreau773,488/
Poireau77621/
Bereaux77483/
Bureaux77371/
Parreau77198/
Poureau77133/
Perraux7759/
Paireau7758/
Peyraux7734/
Paureau7730/
Peyreau7729/
Periaux7728/
Boreaux7726/
Peureau7710/
Pauraux779/
Prioeau776/
Perieau776/
Broeaux774/
Poriaux773/
Bareaux772/
Pairaux772/
Pieraux772/
Brreaux771/
Breeaux771/
Bireaux771/
Payreau771/
Pariaux771/
Peruaux771/
Poiraux771/
Périaux771/
Béreaux771/
Brewaux771/
Puriaux770/
Peareau770/
Piereau770/
Perea73124,346/
Breau734,473/
Parau732,746/
Proux732,594/
Preya732,362/
Braux73888/
Pirau73748/
Pereu73735/
Perau73456/
Purea73348/
Parea73333/
Prieu73315/
Porea73221/
Pirea73157/
Pyreu73108/
Purau73108/
Pireu7372/
Porau7372/
Prewa7360/
Priau7358/
Peaur7357/
Préau7351/
Pareu7348/
Pređa7326/
Pearu7315/
Preou7315/
Prayu7311/
Priea738/
Preah737/
Pérea737/
Praua732/
Praue732/
Pyrau732/
Preue732/
Praui731/
Preao731/
Pryea731/
Preay731/
Preia731/
Pèrea731/
Praiu731/
Preea731/
Poreu731/
Prauh730/
Proau730/
Parriaux71534/
Barreaux71408/
Pourreau71222/
Perriaux71161/
Boureaux7139/
Boireaux7122/
Pierreau7122/
Bayreaux7112/
Perruaux7110/
Birreaux7110/
Peauroux714/
Perrieau712/
Poureiau711/
Perreauh711/
Prewauye711/
Pereiaui710/
Parreoux710/
Pra6715,297/
Bureau6714,053/
Pre674,494/
Prioux672,533/
Pareya672,069/
Bereau671,246/
Pereia67920/
Piroux67811/
Bareau67766/
Parewa67697/
Pru67513/
Briaux67489/
Peroux67473/
Pereya67448/
Pierau67422/
Peryea67369/
Brieau67339/
Bruaux67253/
Poriau67215/
Pereao67196/
Boreau67177/
Payrau67177/
Bireau67170/
Paroux67169/
Parrau67131/
Perrea67128/
Parreu67122/
Beraux6799/
Peyrau6778/
Baraux6777/
Perrau6775/
Perreu6775/
Preeya6771/
Paraue6770/
Poareu6770/
Paerau6755/
Pierrieau6748/
Peirau6745/
Piraua6743/
Pourau6740/
Peraua6739/
Poreai6738/
Pearou6737/
Parayu6735/
Buraux6734/
Parrea6720/
Puarau6720/
Pourrieau6720/
Puryea6716/
Periea6716/
Poreya6715/
Pireya6715/
Perayu6714/
Puriau6712/
Piraea6712/
Breaua6711/
Paurea6710/
Pairau679/
Paraui678/
Pruyau678/
Pureah677/
Péroux677/
Pureya676/
Brueau676/
Priayu676/
Pereaa676/
Paraua676/
Broaux675/
Breauy675/
Pareia675/
Pariea675/
Bourreaux675/
Béreau675/
Periau675/
Paorea675/
Parauh674/
Prieya674/
Porrea674/
Priyau674/
Priyea674/
Pirauá673/
Pirauo673/
Pereai673/
Bouereaux673/
Poirea673/
Pareuh673/
Poroux673/
Pereue672/
Parawu672/
Preiya672/
Purewa672/
Preuwe672/
Preyay672/
Poerea672/
Pariau672/
Praewa672/
Peairu672/
Pereay671/
Paryea671/
Peayru671/
Pyarau671/
Pyareu671/
Puirau671/
Preyaa671/
Prahhu671/
Pruoux671/
Perewa671/
Perewu671/
Pierea671/
Pahrea671/
Parhau671/
Brraux671/
Breauh671/
Bowureaux671/
Preyou671/
Preyui671/
Preyai671/
Peirea671/
Pairea671/
Pareai671/
Pareou671/
Pareuo671/
Paraeu671/
Para U671/
Peerea671/
Peraue671/
Perieu671/
Pireyu671/
Piriau671/
Pireai671/
Poreae671/
Poreay671/
Poureu671/
Brreau671/
Pereui671/
Piraou671/
Pirayu671/
Preyah671/
Pureia671/
Pareao671/
Preaks670/
Pourea670/
Breeau670/
Beaureaux670/
Peraou670/
Peaury670/
Puroux670/
Pearue670/
Perhau670/
Pearea670/

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