Prefumo Surname
Approximately 261 people bear this surname
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 SurnamePrefumo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 91 | 1:14,213 | 3,008 |
| Italy | 67 | 1:912,786 | 67,190 |
| Argentina | 57 | 1:749,884 | 50,572 |
| Uruguay | 25 | 1:137,270 | 12,322 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
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.
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Where Does The Last Name Prefumo Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Prefumo occurs most in Mauritius. It can occur as: Préfumo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Prefumo? popularity and diffusion
The surname Prefumo is the 985,740th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 27,921,632 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Prefumo reside; 35 percent reside in Southern Africa and 35 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean.
It is most widespread in Mauritius, where it is borne by 91 people, or 1 in 14,213. In Mauritius it is primarily concentrated in: Plaines Wilhems District, where 95 percent live, Rivière Noire District, where 4 percent live and Port Louis District, where 1 percent live. Aside from Mauritius this last name is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 26 percent live and Argentina, where 22 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Préfumo | 95 | 1 | / |
| Prefoumo | 93 | 1 | / |
| Profumo | 86 | 1,764 | / |
| Perfumo | 86 | 899 | / |
| Prefume | 86 | 30 | / |
| Prófumo | 86 | 3 | / |
| Perfum | 77 | 2 | / |
| Parfum | 77 | 1 | / |
| Prfm | 73 | 2 | / |
| Perfume | 71 | 119 | / |
| Parfyum | 71 | 34 | / |
| Perfuma | 71 | 30 | / |
| Parfume | 71 | 20 | / |
| Perfumi | 71 | 9 | / |
| Parfumi | 71 | 5 | / |
| Profumi | 71 | 2 | / |
| Parfuum | 71 | 1 | / |
| Berefamo | 67 | 80 | / |
| Pere-Fam | 67 | 9 | / |
| Perefemowei | 67 | 7 | / |
| Pere Fam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Profemmo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Perfoma | 57 | 1 | / |
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