Prefumo Surname

985,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 261 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritius
Highest density in:
Mauritius

Prefumo Surname User-submission:

I was told that my great-great-grandfather 'Angelo', son of Rosa and Paolo Prefumo (if i'm not mistaken) came from Sardinia. I was also told that he came along with his brother to settle down in Mauritius in the mid 1800s (around 1850). He married a French woman named 'Laure (de) Boisséson'.

Read More About This Surname

Prefumo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritius911:14,2133,008
Italy671:912,78667,190
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Uruguay251:137,27012,322
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England11:55,718,059489,080
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Préfumo (1) are calculated separately.

Prefumo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

I was told that my great-great-grandfather 'Angelo', son of Rosa and Paolo Prefumo (if i'm not mistaken) came from Sardinia. I was also told that he came along with his brother to settle down in Mauritius in the mid 1800s (around 1850). He married a French woman named 'Laure (de) Boisséson'. They got four or more children if I remember. I know that one boy was named Charlie and my great-grandfather was named Frederico. Each of them married and got a lot of kids. My grandfather Jules (1914-1999) had 10 siblings (Antoine, Yvonne, Marcel, Raymond, Lydia, George, Phillippe, Reynald, Gabriel and Blanche) unfortunately Raymond died at the age of 20 in an accident. Each of the remaining siblings got an average of 4-5 children. Imagine, my great-grandparents had around 44 grandchildren.

- manu95

Prefumo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prefumo occurs in Mauritius more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Préfumo. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prefumo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 985,740th most frequent family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Prefumo live; 35 percent live in Southern Africa and 35 percent live in Southern African Indian Ocean.

Prefumo is most commonly held in Mauritius, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 14,213. In Mauritius Prefumo is primarily found in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 95 percent are found, Rivière Noire District, where 4 percent are found and Port Louis District, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Mauritius this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Italy, where 26 percent are found and Argentina, where 22 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Préfumo951/
Prefoumo931/
Profumo861,764/
Perfumo86899/
Prefume8630/
Prófumo863/
Perfum772/
Parfum771/
Prfm732/
Perfume71119/
Parfyum7134/
Perfuma7130/
Parfume7120/
Perfumi719/
Parfumi715/
Profumi712/
Parfuum711/
Berefamo6780/
Pere-Fam679/
Perefemowei677/
Pere Fam671/
Profemmo671/
Perfoma571/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Prefumo
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis