Precius Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Precius Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Precius Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti351:305,25410,227
Saint Lucia271:6,622814
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England21:27,859,030389,889
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Precius (922) may also be a first name.

Precius Last Name Facts

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

The last name Precius occurs in Haiti more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Precius? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,091,648th most common family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname Precius occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Precius live; 77 percent live in Caribbean and 43 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 266,800th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 922 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Haiti, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 305,254. In Haiti Precius is primarily concentrated in: Nord, where 83 percent are found and Ouest, where 11 percent are found. Aside from Haiti Precius is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Saint Lucia, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Precius Last Name Statistics demography

Precius earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Presius8639/
Percius869/
Preceus866/
Precuis861/
Precous861/
Precu835/
Piercius804/
Preicous801/
Prechous801/
Priciu7749/
Pretcu7738/
Pircus7727/
Percus7719/
Predcu776/
Prechu772/
Precou772/
Presus772/
Precos771/
Prexus771/
Perceus7130/
Percuis719/
Prezeus714/
Presuss711/
Prechut711/
Perzeus711/
Preshus711/
Precheu711/
Preshous6767/
Prechoux6753/
Phretchu6736/
Pretzeus6719/
Pretchou678/
Prisu675/
Pricu673/
Precheux672/
Presu672/
Perciuch671/
Priţu671/
Presseus671/
Percusch671/
Presusse671/
Presó671/
Preshaus671/
Piercous670/
Perchuse670/

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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 Precius
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