Prefontaine Surname
Approximately 2,582 people bear this surname
Prefontaine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2,010 | 1:18,331 | 2,592 |
| United States | 550 | 1:659,016 | 52,733 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 41 | 1:1,224,846 | 68,768 |
The alternate forms: Préfontaine (117) are calculated separately.
Prefontaine (20) may also be a first name.
Prefontaine Demographics
Average Male Prefontaine Height
176.52 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Prefontaine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Prefontaine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Prefontaine is found most frequently in Canada. It can also occur as a variant: Préfontaine. For other potential spellings of Prefontaine click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prefontaine? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 167,491st most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,822,442 people. The last name Prefontaine is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Prefontaine reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held forename on earth It is held by 20 people.
This last name is most common in Canada, where it is borne by 2,010 people, or 1 in 18,331. In Canada Prefontaine is mostly found in: Quebec, where 55 percent are found, Alberta, where 18 percent are found and Manitoba, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Canada it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.
Prefontaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Prefontaine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prefontaine last name grew 1,341 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Prefontaine Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Prefontaine are 5.86% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.09% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Prefontaine earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.02% more than the national average, earning $48,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning $47,445 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Préfontaine | 97 | 117 | / |
| Prefountaine | 96 | 7 | / |
| Proefontaine | 96 | 0 | / |
| Prefontain | 95 | 4 | / |
| Prefontine | 95 | 2 | / |
| Prefontane | 95 | 0 | / |
| Prefountain | 91 | 15 | / |
| Prefontanie | 91 | 9 | / |
| Perfontaine | 91 | 4 | / |
| Prefontaint | 91 | 1 | / |
| Prefontan | 90 | 0 | / |
| Prefantaing | 82 | 0 | / |
| Perfountain | 82 | 0 | / |
| Perfontan | 80 | 19 | / |
| Pairphontham | 52 | 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 Prefontaine
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