Preglej Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Preglej Surname User-submission:

Coming from verb pregledavati, meaning 'to oversee'. Preglejs probably oversaw that everyone is doing what they are supposed to on their lord's lands.

Preglej Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2551:16,5833,338
Slovenia411:60,6759,198
Austria301:283,84832,444
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Preglej Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Coming from verb pregledavati, meaning 'to oversee'. Preglejs probably oversaw that everyone is doing what they are supposed to on their lord's lands.

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DNA test information

Preglej Last Name Facts

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

Preglej occurs more in Croatia more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Preglej? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 835,661st most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 22,083,472 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Preglej live; 90 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 90 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Croatia, where it is borne by 255 people, or 1 in 16,583. In Croatia Preglej is primarily concentrated in: City of Zagreb, where 48 percent live, Krapina-Zagorje County, where 20 percent live and Osijek-Baranja County, where 9 percent live. Besides Croatia this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Slovenia, where 12 percent live and Austria, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pregle929/
Pregler861,646/
Pregelj86867/
Pregley8628/
Pregled869/
Preglaj865/
Priegle861/
Preglea860/
Preagle860/
Preigle860/
Preglet860/
Presgler802/
Pregller800/
Pragle77133/
Pregla7790/
Progle771/
Pirgle771/
Prigle771/
Pergler71529/
Prögler7175/
Prägler7135/
Pregely7131/
Pregeli7120/
Pirgler7120/
Preglia719/
Prigley718/
Prigled714/
Pragley712/
Prégler712/
Pirngle711/
Pyrgles711/
Priglet711/
Priggle711/
Prigler710/
Pregelli677/
Pregilla672/
Progille671/
Pregeltc671/
Pergeles671/
Pregeela671/
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