Preet Surname
Approximately 7,700 people bear this surname
Preet Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 7,159 | 1:107,147 | 7,009 |
| Canada | 115 | 1:320,396 | 29,368 |
| United Arab Emirates | 96 | 1:95,440 | 8,441 |
| United States | 73 | 1:4,965,191 | 254,179 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Australia | 45 | 1:599,904 | 42,958 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 1:188,680 | 19,801 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Hong Kong | 9 | 1:815,054 | 3,802 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Preet (21,015) may also be a first name.
Preet Demographics
Average Preet Salary in
United States
$60,402 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Preet Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Preet Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Preet (Hindi: प्रीत) is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Preet? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 64,910th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 946,435 people. The surname Preet is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Preet live; 93 percent live in South Asia and 91 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Preet is also the 36,444th most frequently used given name internationally, held by 21,015 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is borne by 7,159 people, or 1 in 107,147. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 72 percent live, Delhi, where 12 percent live and Uttar Pradesh, where 2 percent live. Besides India it occurs in 42 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live.
Preet Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Preet has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Preet surname rose 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% being registered with the political 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
Preet Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Preet in the Hindi language | ||
| प्रीत | prita | 98.77 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Preet
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