Preg Surname

737,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Preg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1331:150,96115,970
Germany721:1,118,13174,279
United States561:6,472,481306,764
Austria451:189,23224,045
Hungary381:258,32320,391
Poland211:1,809,94093,678
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Preg (20) may also be a first name.

Preg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Preg (Hindi: प्रेग, Russian: Прег) occurs more in Romania more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Preg is the 737,137th most numerous family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 18,590,678 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Preg live; 50 percent live in Eastern Europe and 34 percent live in Romanian Europe. Preg is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name in the world It is held by 20 people.

Preg is most frequent in Romania, where it is carried by 133 people, or 1 in 150,961. In Romania Preg is most frequent in: Satu Mare County, where 97 percent reside and Mureș County, where 3 percent reside. Without taking into account Romania Preg is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Preg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Preg has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 5,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Preg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Preg surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Preg earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.76% less than the national average, earning $41,097 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Praeg89150/
Prieg8973/
Preeg8962/
Pregh8950/
Pregg8913/
Pregs892/
Pfreg891/
Presg891/
Proeg891/
Preig890/
Pregue8015/
Preigh808/
Przegh801/
Preisg801/
Preagh800/
Preggs800/
Prek75503/
Präg75429/
Perg75295/
Prec75171/
Prex75120/
Pärg7586/
Prig7564/
Pryg758/
Pirg753/
Prjg751/
Pregova737/
Pregová735/
Preigke731/
Preague731/
Preiggs730/
Preggue730/
Pyrek672,904/
Pryke672,821/
Praek671,174/
Prigg67772/
Perke67706/
Pírek67345/
Pirke67201/
Preik67164/
Pyrke67153/
Prgic67107/
Preuk6783/
Prike6757/
Preuc6753/
Preck6753/
Preac6739/
Przek6729/
Preec6728/
Phrek6725/
Pergő6716/
Pirqe6715/
Pýrek6711/
Proec678/
Priec677/
Prayg677/
Preek675/
Praec675/
Praig674/
Priog673/
Pärke673/
Proek673/
Preak673/
Prekh672/
Proig672/
Preke672/
Preisgke672/
Preyk671/
Pirgs671/
Preic671/
Priek671/
Preqe671/
Pirgh671/
Pergg671/
Prigs671/
Perrg671/
Pierg671/
Prgik671/
Prect671/
Pearg671/
Pergs671/
Prygx671/
Phrig670/
Prigh670/
Pretx670/

Preg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Preg in the Hindi language
प्रेगprega-
Preg in the Russian language
Прегpreg-

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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
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  • 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 Preg
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