Preet Surname

64,910th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,700 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Preet Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preet Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7,1591:107,1477,009
Canada1151:320,39629,368
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
Australia451:599,90442,958
England281:1,989,93178,001
New Zealand241:188,68019,801
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Pakistan71:25,520,55584,222
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Preet (21,015) may also be a first name.

Preet Last Name Facts

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

Preet (Hindi: प्रीत) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preet? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 64,910th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 946,435 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Preet reside; 93 percent reside in South Asia and 91 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 36,444th most widespread given name on earth. It is borne by 21,015 people.

The surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 7,159 people, or 1 in 107,147. In India Preet is primarily found in: Punjab, where 72 percent reside, Delhi, where 12 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent reside. Other than India this last name exists in 42 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent reside.

Preet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Preet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Preet surname grew 7,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preet Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Preet are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Preet earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 39.98% more than the national average, earning $60,402 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $54,448 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preest91538/
Prejet91160/
Preeth91149/
Preete9141/
Preyet915/
Preets911/
Preuet911/
Phreet911/
Pree891,966/
Pret89485/
Preuett83262/
Preejit8320/
Prajeet834/
Phreets831/
Preesht831/
Preethe831/
Prete8010,294/
Prest806,169/
Praet802,631/
Preez80901/
Priet80745/
Pruet80416/
Prett80319/
Preat80316/
Preer80270/
Prees80197/
Preut80194/
Prets80168/
Proet8074/
Preit8055/
Pryet8034/
Preth8012/
Preed807/
Preey806/
Phree806/
Preyt806/
Predt805/
Preht801/
Preįt801/
Preea801/
Preep800/
Pfree800/
Preejith7720/
Prajeeth7715/
Preejitt772/
Prejeeth771/
Pre754,494/
Pruett7318,542/
Precht733,234/
Preite733,045/
Prette731,432/
Preste731,388/
Preuth73696/
Prouet73615/
Preast73527/
Prieth73345/
Preuit73299/
Preher73251/
Preidt73234/
Prajet73192/
Prawet73165/
Proett73156/
Preist73155/
Preutz73103/
Prestt7379/
Preyat7373/
Prayet7372/
Prestø7370/
Preate7352/
Preute7345/
Preuyt7334/
Projet7327/
Prowet7324/
Prejit7321/
Preech7320/
Phreed7314/
Pretts7313/
Prehat7312/
Priett739/
Preutt738/
Prehst738/
Prethe737/
Preatt734/
Pruiet733/
Prests733/
Preesh732/
Proyet732/
Preadt732/
Preitt732/
Pretch732/
Prrett732/
Preyot732/
Préjet732/
Preedh732/
Pryett731/
Preeds731/
Pretsh731/
Preust731/
Prreed731/
Phreat731/
Preith731/
Phraet731/
Preits731/
Proiet731/
Préget731/
Preehh731/
Preeph731/
Prheed731/
Priedt731/
Preyed730/
Preytt730/
Preats730/
Preess730/
Praett730/
Preyte730/
Prueth730/
Preath730/
Pritehett713/
Prit673,020/
Prey672,155/
Pruiett671,045/
Pryt67937/
Prie67847/
Pres67834/
Preu67833/
Prez67817/
Preś67756/
Preß67442/
Pred67288/
Prea67256/
Preh67246/
Preuitt67204/
Prei67200/
Prowett6797/
Preč6762/
Proiete6745/
Prep6731/
Prawetz6728/
Prejith6718/
Pretova6716/
Prée6716/
Prhe6710/
Prze679/
Prêt677/
Preç674/
Phreatt673/
Bpre673/
Phre672/
Prestch672/
Prre672/
Prestte672/
Preitte671/
Preitts671/
Pressts671/
Prestsh671/
Prigget671/
Prruett671/
Prer671/
Preš671/
Projete671/
Presthe671/
Prét671/
Pære671/
Preć671/
Prejite671/
Proieth671/
Prät671/
Praiete671/
Prge671/
Përe671/
Prje671/
Vpre671/
Proweth670/
Presste670/
Prechte670/
Prayett670/
Preuatt670/
Prouett670/
Prawett670/
Prettch670/
Preutch670/

Preet Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preet in the Hindi language
प्रीतprita98.77

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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 Preet
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