Preboye Surname

1,058,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 236 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Preboye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preboye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2331:760,26934,383
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Preboye (81) may also be a first name.

Preboye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preboye occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preboye? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,058,336th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 30,879,432 people. The surname Preboye occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Preboye are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most widespread first name on earth It is held by 81 people.

It is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 760,269. In Nigeria Preboye is primarily concentrated in: Delta, where 76 percent reside, Bayelsa, where 13 percent reside and Lagos, where 5 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preboy9252/
Prieboy86117/
Preboya861/
Presboy860/
Prebowei801/
Prebay77139/
Priboy77106/
Prevoe7737/
Prebee7724/
Preboj776/
Prebou774/
Pirboy774/
Proboy774/
Prewoe774/
Prebie773/
Perboy771/
Prebue771/
Prebey770/
Prebois7196/
Pirbhoy7121/
Prieboj7116/
Praboyo7113/
Presbey717/
Perzboy714/
Prebeha713/
Proybee711/
Preboit711/
Pirboyi711/
Perbhoy711/
Prievoy711/
Presbuy710/
Peerboy710/
Peerbaye6788/
Peerbhoy6778/
Probayeh675/
Preboist674/
Prewauye671/

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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
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  • 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 Preboye
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