Prefina Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
England

Prefina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prefina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Prefina (8,933) may also be a first name.

Prefina Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prefina is most common in The DR Congo. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prefina? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Prefina occurs mostly in Africa, where 33 percent of Prefina reside; 33 percent reside in Central Africa and 33 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 66,042nd most widely held forename on earth It is held by 8,933 people.

The last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Without taking into account The DR Congo this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and The Philippines, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prafina8619/
Profina8614/
Perfina862/
Preffint800/
Prifin771/
Prefen771/
Perfino71233/
Prifino712/
Priffin711/
Profena711/
Preffen710/
Praiphn571/
Profeuno531/

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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 Prefina
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