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 is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Préaux or Prèaux. For other possible spellings of Preaux click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preaux? popularity and diffusion

The last name Preaux is the 464,720th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,051,787 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Preaux are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 474 people, or 1 in 140,132. In France Preaux is primarily found in: Grand Est, where 26 percent are found, Normandy, where 26 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 17 percent are found. Aside from France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Preaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preaux has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preaux Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preaux surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.33% being registered to vote for the political 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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