Prees Surname

1,198,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 197 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Estonia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Prees Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 the Welsh Ap-Rhys = Son of Rhys, i.e. Ardour [Welsh ap, son; rhýs, ardour] Cp. Price.

2 belonging to Prees; or Dweller at the Brake or Brushwood [Welsh pres] Note ‘Prees Heath,’ Shropshire.

Prees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Estonia881:15,0202,406
England331:1,688,42669,999
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
India51:153,413,076951,030
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales301:52,2812,643
England121:2,031,28160,933
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Prees Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 the Welsh Ap-Rhys = Son of Rhys, i.e. Ardour [Welsh ap, son; rhýs, ardour] Cp. Price.

2 belonging to Prees; or Dweller at the Brake or Brushwood [Welsh pres] Note ‘Prees Heath,’ Shropshire.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Prees Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prees is held by more people in Estonia than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Prees.

How Common Is The Last Name Prees? popularity and diffusion

Prees is the 1,198,640th most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 36,992,619 people. The last name Prees is mostly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Prees are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

The surname is most common in Estonia, where it is borne by 88 people, or 1 in 15,020. Aside from Estonia this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Prees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prees has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Prees last name grew 275 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Prees Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Prees surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% registered to vote for the political party.

Prees earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.91% less than the national average, earning $38,009 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preest91538/
Preese9184/
Preesh912/
Preyes912/
Preets911/
Preeds911/
Prejes911/
Preess910/
Pree891,966/
Pres89834/
Preyese8315/
Preejas833/
Prejesh833/
Preesce831/
Preiess831/
Prajees831/
Phreets831/
Priejes831/
Preesht831/
Press8018,562/
Preis8011,514/
Pries808,323/
Preet807,700/
Prest806,169/
Preus801,101/
Preys801,008/
Preez80901/
Prejs80783/
Presz80630/
Preas80533/
Prues80444/
Praes80413/
Prece80347/
Preer80270/
Prets80168/
Proes8059/
Presh8056/
Pryes8050/
Prehs8041/
Preec8028/
Prese8018/
Preße8014/
Przes808/
Preed807/
Preey806/
Phree806/
Presd805/
Pìres804/
Presc801/
Prres801/
Phres801/
Ppres801/
Preea801/
Preep800/
Presr800/
Pfree800/
Prajeesh77245/
Preeyesh773/
Prijeesh771/
Pre754,494/
Preece7320,457/
Preuss7313,432/
Preiss737,844/
Presse733,028/
Priess732,112/
Prajes731,896/
Preuße731,202/
Preisz73846/
Presch73717/
Pruess73663/
Preast73527/
Preuhs73425/
Preihs73266/
Priehs73264/
Preher73251/
Preyss73175/
Preist73155/
Pruehs73136/
Preusz73118/
Prejas7394/
Preche7381/
Prestt7379/
Prease7379/
Prestø7370/
Preysz7353/
Priesz7353/
Proess7334/
Preish7333/
Prejss7332/
Preise7327/
Preyse7322/
Preech7320/
Preyas7319/
Preijs7315/
Phreed7314/
Preice7313/
Pretts7313/
Presce7312/
Prayes7311/
Prehst738/
Proies737/
Bprges737/
Prejsz737/
Preiße735/
Preuse735/
Praesh734/
Preace733/
Pruesz733/
Priyes732/
Preash732/
Preshe732/
Preyus732/
Preasd732/
Preyhs732/
Projes732/
Preedh732/
Preias732/
Priesh731/
Praesz731/
Prehas731/
Prespp731/
Pretsh731/
Preuce731/
Preust731/
Preysh731/
Prgeas731/
Prawes731/
Preass731/
Praess731/
Prreed731/
Phreet731/
Preyce731/
Preios731/
Preisė731/
Preits731/
Proues731/
Proehs731/
Phries731/
Preehh731/
Preeph731/
Prheed731/
Prrece731/
Prowes730/
Preush730/
Pruesh730/
Preats730/
Phreys730/
Prey672,155/
Pris671,095/
Prys67854/
Prie67847/
Preu67833/
Prez67817/
Preusse67794/
Preś67756/
Preusch67557/
Pret67485/
Preß67442/
Pred67288/
Prea67256/
Preh67246/
Prei67200/
Prec67171/
Priyesh67161/
Preisch67160/
Prajesh67159/
Proesch67147/
Presová67131/
Prex67120/
Presche67112/
Priesch6773/
Prawesh6769/
Preč6762/
Prep6731/
Preysch6725/
Preisse6721/
Prée6716/
Presova6715/
Prowesh6713/
Prhe6710/
Prze679/
Prijesh677/
Prej677/
Preuche676/
Preache675/
Praweez675/
Preç674/
Bpre673/
Prowess673/
Phre672/
Prestch672/
Prre672/
Pruesch672/
Prahies672/
Preitts671/
Prestsh671/
Preyost671/
Pravesj671/
Projesh671/
Hpreuss671/
Prer671/
Preš671/
Priiess671/
Preushe671/
Pære671/
Preć671/
Preudst671/
Preuhss671/
Prejish671/
Prouest671/
Proyest671/
Prés671/
Prowest671/
Prohies671/
Prge671/
Përe671/
Prje671/
Vpre671/
Pressce670/
Prreece670/

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Prees Reference & Research

Preece One-name Study - A profile of the Preece surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Preece FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Preece FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prees
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