Prees Surname
Approximately 197 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estonia | 88 | 1:15,020 | 2,406 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| United States | 26 | 1:13,940,728 | 505,428 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 30 | 1:52,281 | 2,643 |
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 1:5,579,854 | 232,921 |
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.
Prees Demographics
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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.
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Prees Reference & Research
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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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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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