Preest Surname

582,776th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Preest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1871:297,95822,741
Australia1831:147,51715,697
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
United States661:5,491,802273,080
Wales241:128,9399,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:333,90921,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Preest Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preest is most common in England. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preest? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 582,776th most widespread family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 13,545,624 people. Preest is primarily found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Preest are found; 48 percent are found in Australasia and 48 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 297,958. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Gloucestershire, where 67 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 9 percent live and Greater London, where 9 percent live. Not including England Preest occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 34 percent live and New Zealand, where 14 percent live.

Preest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Preest has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Preest surname increased 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 3,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preest Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Preest last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.73% being registered with the party.

Preest earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.7% less than the national average, earning $20,840 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preesht921/
Preet917,700/
Prest916,169/
Prees91197/
Priest8333,483/
Preste831,388/
Preast83527/
Praest83223/
Preist83155/
Preeth83149/
Proest83139/
Preese8384/
Prestt8379/
Prestø8370/
Presth8348/
Preete8341/
Prehst838/
Prests833/
Preesh832/
Preets831/
Preeds831/
Preust831/
Phreet831/
Preess830/
Pree801,966/
Pres80834/
Pret80485/
Projest771,814/
Prestch772/
Prestte772/
Preesce771/
Pressts771/
Prestsh771/
Preyost771/
Priesst771/
Phreets771/
Presthe771/
Preudst771/
Preuost771/
Prouest771/
Proyest771/
Prowest771/
Preethe771/
Prieast770/
Priestt770/
Presste770/
Preuist770/
Press7318,562/
Prost7315,709/
Preis7311,514/
Prete7310,294/
Pries738,323/
Prast731,653/
Preus731,101/
Preys731,008/
Preez73901/
Prejs73783/
Priet73745/
Presz73630/
Preas73533/
Prist73464/
Prece73347/
Prett73319/
Preat73316/
Preer73270/
Preut73194/
Prets73168/
Presh7356/
Preit7355/
Prehs7341/
Präst7326/
Prese7318/
Preße7314/
Preth7312/
Przes738/
Preed737/
Pryst736/
Preey736/
Phree736/
Preyt736/
Presd735/
Predt735/
Pìres734/
Preht731/
Prres731/
Phres731/
Preįt731/
Ppres731/
Preea731/
Preep730/
Presr730/
Pfree730/
Priescht7117/
Prestova715/
Prejiste711/
Preece6720,457/
Preuss6713,432/
Proust6710,627/
Preiss677,844/
Pre674,494/
Precht673,234/
Preite673,045/
Presse673,028/
Priess672,112/
Prette671,432/
Preisz67846/
Presch67717/
Preuth67696/
Preuhs67425/
Prieth67345/
Preihs67266/
Priehs67264/
Preher67251/
Praast67246/
Preidt67234/
Preyss67175/
Prahst67163/
Preusz67118/
Preche6781/
Prease6779/
Praust6761/
Preysz6753/
Priesz6753/
Preate6752/
Proszt6734/
Preish6733/
Prejss6732/
Priste6730/
Preise6727/
Preyse6722/
Preech6720/
Preijs6715/
Phreed6714/
Preice6713/
Pretts6713/
Presce6712/
Priett679/
Preutt678/
Prostt678/
Prosst678/
Praist677/
Bprges677/
Prethe677/
Prejsz677/
Praesd676/
Prasth676/
Preiße675/
Prayst674/
Preatt674/
Prisht674/
Preace673/
Pritehett673/
Praszt673/
Przyst673/
Preadt672/
Preash672/
Preitt672/
Preshe672/
Pretch672/
Prrett672/
Preasd672/
Preyhs672/
Preedh672/
Priesh671/
Prespp671/
Pretsh671/
Preysh671/
Prasht671/
Preass671/
Prreed671/
Phreat671/
Phrist671/
Preith671/
Preyce671/
Phrost671/
Preisė671/
Preits671/
Prosth671/
Prrost671/
Phries671/
Preehh671/
Preeph671/
Prheed671/
Pristh671/
Priedt671/
Prrece671/
Preytt670/
Preush670/
Preats670/
Pruist670/
Preyte670/
Phreys670/
Preath670/

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