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 Male Preet Height
176.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
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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- 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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