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 carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 921,780th most numerous surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 25,392,146 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Preel are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 97 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Preel is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 276 people, or 1 in 240,662. In France Preel is primarily found in: Normandy, where 31 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 22 percent are found and Occitanie, where 15 percent are found. Outside of France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Preel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preel has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 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
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  • 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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