Preciosa Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Portugal

Preciosa Surname User-submission:

A Spanish surname, meaning 'precious'.

Preciosa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines2321:436,37254,156
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Angola491:550,8002,323
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Colombia201:2,388,70413,197
England131:4,286,005132,302
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

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

Preciosa (7,157) may also be a first name.

Preciosa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Spanish surname, meaning 'precious'.

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Preciosa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preciosa is found most frequently in The Philippines. It can also be found in the variant forms: Préciosa. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preciosa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 538,129th most commonly held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. Preciosa occurs predominantly in Asia, where 40 percent of Preciosa live; 38 percent live in Southeast Asia and 38 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 76,513th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 7,157 people.

Preciosa is most commonly used in The Philippines, where it is borne by 232 people, or 1 in 436,372. In The Philippines it is primarily concentrated in: Western Visayas, where 49 percent reside, National Capital Region, where 13 percent reside and Caraga, where 12 percent reside. Without taking into account The Philippines this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 18 percent reside and Portugal, where 16 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Préciosa961/
Precioso884,454/
Preciose8823/
Presiosa8820/
Priciosa882/
Perciosa881/
Preciosi881/
Preciosos822/
Przeciasa821/
Precasa801/
Presosa801/
Prezosa801/
Percosa801/
Preciozo7596/
Presioso7522/
Pricioso758/
Preciaco752/
Preciazo751/
Percioso751/
Preciaso751/
Przyciasa7126/
Preciozzi7115/
Prechasap711/
Prisaca67240/
Prisacă677/
Presaco675/
Precoce675/
Preechasat671/
Precaso671/
Precase671/
Presoso671/
Percasa671/

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