Preifelt Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Preifelt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Preifelt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382

Preifelt Last Name Facts

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

Preifelt is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Preifelt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Preifelt is the 6,063,924th most commonly held family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Preifelt live; 70 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Preifelt is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 43 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 43 percent reside and Halland County, where 14 percent reside. Barring Sweden Preifelt is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 10 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preifel930/
Preifeld884/
Pressfelt8230/
Presfeldt8210/
Prisfeldt826/
Preisfeld821/
Pripfel802/
Pruifel800/
Priefel800/
Pressfeldt7821/
Pruifltt751/
Proefell750/
Pripfl71129/
Pryfel711/
Profield630/
Prachfeld5917/
Proudfeld591/
Prafil57243/
Praphell500/
Proudfil500/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Preifelt
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