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 occurs most in France. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Preel is the 921,780th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Preel reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 240,662. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Normandy, where 31 percent live, Île-de-France, where 22 percent live and Occitanie, where 15 percent live. Barring France this surname is found 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 prevalency of Preel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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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