Pref Surname
Approximately 24 people bear this surname
Pref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 23 | 1:903,003 | 60,285 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Pref (30) may also be a first name.
Pref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Pref Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Pref (Russian: Преф) is more commonly found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Pref.
How Common Is The Last Name Pref? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,034,050th most widely held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Pref are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 63 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Pref is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent forename throughout the world. It is borne by 30 people.
This surname is most commonly used in Cameroon, where it is carried by 23 people, or 1 in 903,003. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Cameroon this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prief | 89 | 27 | / |
| Prefe | 89 | 5 | / |
| Preff | 89 | 4 | / |
| Pyref | 89 | 1 | / |
| Preft | 89 | 0 | / |
| Preuf | 89 | 0 | / |
| Preifz | 80 | 36 | / |
| Prieff | 80 | 7 | / |
| Preuff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Preuhf | 80 | 2 | / |
| Preiff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preifs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Proefh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Prew | 75 | 1,732 | / |
| Prev | 75 | 279 | / |
| Perf | 75 | 61 | / |
| Pirf | 75 | 43 | / |
| Preb | 75 | 3 | / |
| Prif | 75 | 1 | / |
| Pyrev | 67 | 2,804 | / |
| Priev | 67 | 206 | / |
| Proev | 67 | 79 | / |
| Preva | 67 | 75 | / |
| Preib | 67 | 29 | / |
| Perff | 67 | 28 | / |
| Priew | 67 | 22 | / |
| Priff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Preev | 67 | 14 | / |
| Perfe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Praev | 67 | 9 | / |
| Preaw | 67 | 8 | / |
| Perfz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Praew | 67 | 6 | / |
| Preab | 67 | 5 | / |
| Prift | 67 | 5 | / |
| Pyrfe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Pearf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Priof | 67 | 1 | / |
| Pjrfh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prevs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prevz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preav | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perzf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prews | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preeb | 67 | 0 | / |
| Prehw | 67 | 0 | / |
| Preiv | 67 | 0 | / |
Pref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Pref in the Russian language | ||
| Преф | pref | - |
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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 Pref
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