Precilia Surname

709,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Precilia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Precilia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon2861:72,6199,076
Indonesia841:1,574,395104,585
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Précilia (1) are calculated separately.

Precilia (8,556) may also be a first name.

Precilia Last Name Facts

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

The last name Precilia occurs most in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant: Précilia. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Precilia? popularity and diffusion

The surname Precilia is the 709,895th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 17,645,390 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Precilia are found; 69 percent are found in Central Africa and 69 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 68,031st most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 8,556 people.

This surname is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 286 people, or 1 in 72,619. In Cameroon Precilia is mostly concentrated in: Northwest Region, where 79 percent reside, Southwest Region, where 10 percent reside and Centre Region, where 6 percent reside. Besides Cameroon it exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Nigeria, where 5 percent reside.

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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
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