Preethu Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Preethu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preethu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India591:13,001,108227,026
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Preethu (590) may also be a first name.

Preethu Last Name Facts

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

Preethu is found in India more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preethu? popularity and diffusion

Preethu is the 2,414,640th most prevalent surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Preethu live; 95 percent live in South Asia and 94 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Preethu is also the 344,405th most frequent given name world-wide. It is borne by 590 people.

Preethu is most commonly used in India, where it is carried by 59 people, or 1 in 13,001,108. In India Preethu is most prevalent in: Karnataka, where 46 percent are found, Tamil Nadu, where 12 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Besides India this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 5 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preetu923/
Prethu921/
Prethou861/
Pretu8315/
Presthus80352/
Prithu77910/
Preutu77318/
Pretus77126/
Pretou7736/
Prehtu773/
Prettu773/
Prathu773/
Pretuz772/
Pretau771/
Preteux71374/
Prestup7130/
Prestou716/
Prettus712/
Prestus712/
Pretous711/
Prettou711/
Protheu711/
Pretutt711/
Pretusz711/
Prestud711/
Pritu671,036/
Prestaut6765/
Pratu6750/
Prestaux6740/
Presteux6720/
Protu675/
Preitteu670/
Pruetteu670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Preethu
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