Preel Surname

921,780th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Preel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2761:240,66237,281
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
England21:27,859,030389,889
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Preel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Preel is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preel? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 921,780th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 25,392,146 people. Preel is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Preel live; 97 percent live in Western Europe and 97 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Preel is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 240,662. In France Preel is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 31 percent live, Île-de-France, where 22 percent live and Occitanie, where 15 percent live. Aside from France Preel exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Preel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prejel9152/
Preehl9119/
Phreel911/
Prel89642/
Preisel83218/
Pregiel83128/
Preißel83117/
Preußel8346/
Preucel8323/
Preusel8314/
Preysel838/
Prajeel831/
Preatel830/
Prell804,831/
Priel80871/
Pruel80609/
Prehl80385/
Presl80374/
Preil80297/
Preul80212/
Proel80186/
Prael80165/
Preal80127/
Preyl8023/
Pryel8010/
Pprel803/
Przel802/
Prelt800/
Preissel7755/
Preussel7734/
Preisell778/
Preiszel776/
Preichel771/
Prl753/
Proehl731,165/
Proell73473/
Preisl73182/
Prowel73115/
Prawel7383/
Pruell7371/
Prajel7361/
Prehll7350/
Preall7333/
Preitl7332/
Prehal7326/
Prujel7323/
Prayel7319/
Preile7316/
Priell7313/
Prouel7313/
Preuil739/
Phrael736/
Priehl735/
Preyal732/
Preyll732/
Prieyl731/
Preyol731/
Prejal731/
Prejil731/
Prrell731/
Pryell730/
Preale730/
Praiel730/
Praehl730/
Preuschel7114/
Preissell710/
Pril672,166/
Prowell671,780/
Prygiel67867/
Pryl67504/
Preuilh67205/
Prelova67182/
Priggel6799/
Preucil6796/
Prajele6745/
Prehall6744/
Prousel679/
Preiale679/
Preyale676/
Pragiel676/
Prelová676/
Prýl673/
Prejill672/
Phruell672/
Praisel672/
Prll672/
Preulle671/
Praycel671/
Praytel671/
Praitel671/
Prowele671/
Pruiell671/
Phroehl671/
Praiele671/
Prealle671/
Proucel671/
Präl671/
Pprl671/
Prhl671/
Prlp671/
Prlh671/
Hprl671/
Prouell670/
Prausel670/
Prrzell670/
Prawell670/

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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 Preel
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