Preferred Surname
8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Preferred Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
Preferred (20) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prefere | 88 | 6 | / |
| Preferee | 82 | 578 | / |
| Preferet | 82 | 1 | / |
| Purr-Ferred | 80 | 1 | / |
| Preferida | 78 | 1 | / |
| Preferi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Prefard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Prefert | 75 | 0 | / |
| Preford | 75 | 0 | / |
| Proefriedt | 74 | 12 | / |
| Prevereaud | 74 | 2 | / |
| Perevereda | 74 | 1 | / |
| Priefert | 71 | 223 | / |
| Pruefert | 71 | 21 | / |
| Preifert | 71 | 2 | / |
| Pereford | 71 | 1 | / |
| Preufert | 71 | 0 | / |
| Presfery | 71 | 0 | / |
| Preveraud | 67 | 146 | / |
| Prefouret | 67 | 1 | / |
| Preferito | 67 | 1 | / |
| Prieffert | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perferido | 67 | 1 | / |
| Proefridt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Préfère | 63 | 1 | / |
| Prefirio | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Preferred
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis