Prego Surname

78,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Angola

Prego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola2,1691:12,4431,529
Spain1,7041:27,4372,838
Argentina4601:92,9207,845
United States3761:963,98771,704
Portugal3211:32,4562,021
Brazil2921:733,13126,800
Uruguay2731:12,5711,413
Cuba2071:55,6652,181
Philippines1371:738,96573,424
Australia881:306,76926,711
Venezuela461:656,61011,395
Nicaragua311:194,2292,495
Mexico271:4,597,26727,985
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
France151:4,428,181244,602
England121:4,643,172139,951
Honduras111:801,4954,197
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Wales51:618,90625,852
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Pregó (2) & Prégo (1) are calculated separately.

Prego (39) may also be a first name.

Prego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prego (Russian: Прего) occurs in Angola more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Pregó or Prégo. For other possible spellings of Prego click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prego? popularity and diffusion

The surname Prego is the 78,291st most frequently held surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,167,876 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 35 percent of Prego reside; 35 percent reside in Southern Africa and 35 percent reside in Luso-Southern Africa. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread forename globally. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Prego is most commonly occurring in Angola, where it is held by 2,169 people, or 1 in 12,443. Beside Angola Prego exists in 44 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 27 percent reside and Argentina, where 7 percent reside.

Prego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Prego has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Prego last name grew 4,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prego Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Prego are 5.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.62% registered with the political party.

Prego earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,402 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pregó932/
Prégo931/
Priego9116,286/
Pregot91418/
Preigo9110/
Pregoy912/
Pregou911/
Presgo910/
Perengo8346/
Pregott835/
Preygod832/
Praeggo830/
Pirgo80795/
Prago80467/
Prigo80434/
Pergo80178/
Progo8059/
Prega8018/
Prygo801/
Pyrgos73178/
Pyrgou73123/
Prigot73112/
Presga73101/
Pergod7386/
Pergoo7359/
Pirgot7351/
Priega7323/
Pregha7322/
Pergoa7319/
Priogo7313/
Pregat7311/
Pirgop738/
Pergos736/
Pergoy734/
Praigo733/
Pergot733/
Pergou733/
Pirrgo733/
Pryogo732/
Pregas732/
Pergoh732/
Prisgo731/
Proggo731/
Progoy731/
Pregga731/
Progoo731/
Praago731/
Prigos731/
Pirgos731/
Pirgoy731/
Prigod731/
Praggo731/
Pragoj731/
Pragoo731/
Phergo731/
Peurgo731/
Prigou731/
Proega730/
Perrgo730/
Pressgott713/
Praygod67950/
Përgega6766/
Perenga6742/
Peyrega6725/
Peirega6725/
Pergoud6723/
Perkgoz6717/
Pergoot6714/
Pergoux6711/
Peringo677/
Pirgooz676/
Piringo674/
Pregadt671/
Praigot671/
Prygott670/

Prego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prego in the Russian language
Прегоprego-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Prego
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