Preben Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Denmark

Preben Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preben Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel231:372,07130,321
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Preben (18,339) may also be a first name.

Preben Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preben is found most frequently in Israel. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preben? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,808,717th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 50 percent of Preben are found; 48 percent are found in West Asia and 48 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Preben is also the 40,281st most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 18,339 people.

The last name Preben is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 372,071. In Israel Preben is mostly found in: Central District, where 52 percent live, Tel Aviv District, where 26 percent live and Haifa District, where 22 percent live. Aside from Israel this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 38 percent live and Spain, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prebeen921/
Prebin83147/
Perben8376/
Proben8336/
Praben836/
Priben835/
Preevn832/
Preewn831/
Preibienė8010/
Prabeen77335/
Preween77212/
Perbeen7734/
Preeven776/
Probien772/
Prewien771/
Priween771/
Prebisn771/
Peerben771/
Prempen771/
Presbin770/
Probn731/
Perempen7111/
Prewween711/
Prabin673,639/
Perbin67804/
Probin67417/
Pryven6726/
Prewin6710/
Pribin678/
Preechuen677/
Pirbin672/
Prébin672/
Perbem671/
Priwen671/
Prewnt671/

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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 Preben
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