Prebble Surname

224,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,808 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Prebble Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Prevelles, in France.

Prebble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5421:102,80110,809
New Zealand4701:9,6351,683
United States3811:951,33670,955
Australia2001:134,97914,603
Canada1481:248,95723,668
Wales201:154,72710,755
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4211:57,8996,817
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2041:246,17020,471

Prebble (47) may also be a first name.

Prebble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Prevelles, in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Prebble Last Name Facts

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

Prebble occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prebble? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 224,900th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 4,030,722 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 37 percent of Prebble reside; 37 percent reside in Australasia and 37 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 47 people.

It is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 542 people, or 1 in 102,801. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Kent, where 37 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and Hampshire, where 12 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 19 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 26 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Prebble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prebble has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Prebble last name expanded 129 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 187 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prebble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prebble surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

The amount Prebble earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.2% less than the national average, earning $42,632 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,082 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prebbles932/
Priebble931/
Prebbler930/
Pribble862,020/
Prabble860/
Prebbel860/
Prebbil860/
Pribbler800/
Pribbles800/
Pribblesr751/
Pribbel711/
Pribbli710/
Privvle571/

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