Preda Surname

12,207th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46,021 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Preda Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preda Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania40,0091:50254
Italy2,0721:29,5165,277
Spain1,4401:32,4673,267
United States4151:873,39566,215
Moldova2781:12,8112,207
Brazil2081:1,029,20436,297
Philippines1761:575,21763,737
Serbia1551:46,0964,572
Portugal1321:78,9263,983
France1291:514,90571,423
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Argentina1111:385,07629,732
England961:580,39635,131
Belgium881:130,64418,923
Paraguay791:91,6042,196
Greece761:145,78724,076
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Ukraine531:858,91984,338
Austria311:274,69131,731
Sweden301:328,22522,987
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Ireland281:168,1767,397
Venezuela251:1,208,16317,203
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Transnistria161:29,6694,918
Slovenia111:226,15215,984
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
China21:683,660,78330,601
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Préda (144), Prêda (2) & Predá (1) are calculated separately.

Preda (632) may also be a first name.

Preda Last Name Facts

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

Preda (Russian: Преда) occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Préda, Prêda or Predá. For other possible spellings of Preda click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preda? popularity and diffusion

Preda is the 12,207th most commonly occurring family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 158,353 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Preda live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in Romanian Europe. Preda is also the 331,170th most commonly used first name globally It is held by 632 people.

The last name Preda is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 40,009 people, or 1 in 502. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 16 percent reside, Prahova County, where 9 percent reside and Argeș County, where 6 percent reside. Outside of Romania Preda exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 5 percent reside and Spain, where 3 percent reside.

Preda Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Preda has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Preda last name increased 8,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preda Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Preda surname are 0.36% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.87% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Preda earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 59.04% less than the national average, earning €12,299 per year; in Colombia they earn 20.81% more than the national average, earning $27,427,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,760 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.02% more than the national average, earning $49,693 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Préda93144/
Prêda932/
Predá931/
Predas91437/
Preida91419/
Preeda91254/
Preyda91239/
Przeda91187/
Predea9130/
Predat913/
Prieda913/
Predad913/
Predah912/
Phreda911/
Preday910/
Presda910/
Predeau8378/
Phraeda8339/
Preduța834/
Preedha834/
Predatt832/
Predhat831/
Paireda831/
Predais831/
Predaja831/
Predajs831/
Predaut831/
Predats831/
Priedda831/
Predaux830/
Prada8074,554/
Prida803,020/
Pyrda80408/
Predi80398/
Perda80322/
Predy80254/
Proda80186/
Prede80157/
Pirda80151/
Predo80138/
Pryda8028/
Predoaia7731/
Predeaux772/
Predasch771/
Presdaiz771/
Priede733,681/
Preddy731,832/
Preedy731,636/
Predoi731,364/
Prodea731,253/
Priday731,047/
Pradha73638/
Predes73434/
Pirdad73430/
Pridap73367/
Preder73252/
Pairda73225/
Prodai73162/
Prajda73137/
Perdas73128/
Predit73124/
Pridas73111/
Prisda7390/
Pierda7379/
Predyi7376/
Proida7376/
Pready7368/
Preyde7365/
Proyda7361/
Pirdat7361/
Pridat7361/
Prodaj7356/
Pradea7353/
Preede7353/
Predis7352/
Pridea7345/
Predot7340/
Predii7335/
Proday7333/
Pyrdha7333/
Preide7328/
Pradah7326/
Pirdas7322/
Praday7322/
Predáč7322/
Prediy7319/
Predey7319/
Predyt7319/
Preddi7316/
Predee7315/
Predie7314/
Priedo7313/
Predet7310/
Phredi7310/
Predgo739/
Prodha738/
Presdi738/
Prodau737/
Preadi737/
Prioda737/
Predos737/
Pridah737/
Predez736/
Pirdha735/
Predys735/
Pirzda735/
Perdha734/
Payrda734/
Pyrdas734/
Perdau734/
Praida733/
Pradau733/
Pradda733/
Predhi733/
Prayda732/
Pridda732/
Perdea732/
Predei732/
Presdo732/
Predoy732/
Predyd732/
Preidi732/
Pirdai732/
Phirda732/
Pyrdaa731/
Predde731/
Preado731/
Priedi731/
Priedy731/
Perrda731/
Preude731/
Presde731/
Perdat731/
Preudo731/
Predge731/
Prediz731/
Predyś731/
Projda731/
Predeh731/
Pirdau731/
Pradaa731/
Prided731/
Phrada731/
Perdah731/
Perday730/
Preddo730/
Predatsch7147/
Preddeaux710/
Pirdaus673,917/
Preddie67867/
Pairdha67174/
Presdee67134/
Preijde67114/
Preedee6787/
Preader6780/
Preddey6765/
Pirdaud6760/
Preidis6757/
Prodeau6755/
Predajňová6752/
Predeep6750/
Predeth6749/
Perdaus6749/
Pradaha6741/
Peirdad6736/
Prideau6732/
Pradaiș6732/
Phrydas6723/
Peerdad6723/
Predher6719/
Phriday6716/
Preedge6715/
Pirdauz6714/
Priddat6714/
Perdeau6713/
Preidys6711/
Preedit6710/
Pridday678/
Phirdas677/
Perdaux677/
Perdauz676/
Predich675/
Preides675/
Pradhah675/
Payrdha674/
Phreddi674/
Predish674/
Pradhay674/
Predoit674/
Prydaus674/
Pridaux673/
Pirdaas673/
Perdaud673/
Pridats673/
Predous673/
Peerdas672/
Peerzda672/
Pradhaj672/
Predost672/
Preedie672/
Perdach672/
Pradhai671/
Pradhea671/
Peerdap671/
Ppreddy671/
Preditt671/
Preiddy671/
Presdod671/
Presdot671/
Prestdo671/
Preadii671/
Prieddy671/
Prahada671/
Perdash671/
Pirdash671/
Presdes671/
Pirzhda671/
Preydis671/
Proidat671/
Prédeau671/
Phrydah671/
Pirdaad671/
Pirdast671/
Pradhaa671/
Praydas671/
Preaddy670/
Presder670/
Preeder670/

Preda Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preda in the Russian language
Предаpreda-

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