Preez Surname

392,486th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Preez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa6701:80,8629,984
Pakistan831:2,152,33620,049
England531:1,051,28451,324
United States361:10,068,304413,125
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Belize11:355,4743,977

Preez (249) may also be a first name.

Preez Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preez is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Preez click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 392,486th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,088,286 people. The last name Preez is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Preez reside; 75 percent reside in Southern Africa and 75 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 565,047th most frequently used forename globally, borne by 249 people.

The surname Preez is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 670 people, or 1 in 80,862. In South Africa Preez is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 54 percent are found, Western Cape, where 19 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 9 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 9 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Preez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preez surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Preez earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 173.5% more than the national average, earning R 649,944 per year and in United States they earn 18.33% less than the national average, earning $35,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preetz91366/
Pree891,966/
Prez89817/
Praweez835/
Preet807,700/
Pretz801,317/
Pfrez80753/
Presz80630/
Priez80444/
Prece80347/
Preer80270/
Prees80197/
Precz80155/
Praez8068/
Pþrez8067/
Preiz8041/
Preec8028/
Përez8027/
Prezz8019/
Prese8018/
Preße8014/
Prerz8010/
Preed807/
Preey806/
Phree806/
P'Rez805/
Preaz804/
Preuz802/
Prrez802/
Pìrez802/
Pėrez802/
Preea801/
Preep800/
Pfree800/
Pre754,494/
Preece7320,457/
Presse733,028/
Preuße731,202/
Prietz73941/
Preisz73846/
Preest73538/
Prawez73346/
Preher73251/
Pphrez73120/
Preusz73118/
Preutz73103/
Prayez73102/
Preitz7386/
Preese7384/
Preche7381/
Prease7379/
Preecs7355/
Preysz7353/
Priesz7353/
Preise7327/
Preyse7322/
Preech7320/
Pretze7320/
Phreed7314/
Preice7313/
Presce7312/
Prejsz737/
Prechz736/
Preiße735/
Preuse735/
Prettz734/
Prajez734/
Preace733/
Pruesz733/
Preizz733/
Preesh732/
Preshe732/
Preyes732/
Preedh732/
Preets731/
Praesz731/
Preeds731/
Preicz731/
Preuce731/
Prauez731/
Prreed731/
Phreet731/
Preyce731/
Prierz731/
Prejes731/
Preiyz731/
Praiez731/
Preehh731/
Preeph731/
Prheed731/
Prrece731/
Preess730/
Prey672,155/
Priz671,898/
Pryz67887/
Prie67847/
Pres67834/
Preu67833/
Preusse67794/
Preś67756/
Pret67485/
Preß67442/
Pred67288/
Prea67256/
Preh67246/
Prei67200/
Prec67171/
Prex67120/
Presche67112/
Preč6762/
Prep6731/
Prezova6721/
Preisse6721/
Przy6718/
Prée6716/
Preyese6715/
Prhe6710/
Prze679/
Prej677/
Preuche676/
Preache675/
Preechs674/
Preç674/
Preejas673/
Prejesh673/
Bpre673/
Prza673/
Preites673/
Phre672/
Prre672/
Preesce671/
Preiess671/
Prajees671/
Phreets671/
Prer671/
Preš671/
Preushe671/
Preates671/
Pære671/
Preć671/
Priejes671/
Preesht671/
Prge671/
Përe671/
Przi671/
Przj671/
Prje671/
Prjz671/
Vpre671/
Pressce670/
Prreece670/

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