Prel Surname

509,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 642 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Prel Surname User-submission:

The Prel surname comes from a word, which refers to a plant considered as a bad grass, which grows in poor soil and is a pioneer vegetal.

Prel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4521:146,95322,745
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Poland101:3,800,875132,137
Serbia81:893,11828,088
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India51:153,413,076951,030
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Prel (340) may also be a first name.

Prel Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Prel surname comes from a word, which refers to a plant considered as a bad grass, which grows in poor soil and is a pioneer vegetal.

- prelyannick

Prel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prel (Hindi: प्रेल, Marathi: परेल, Russian: Прель) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Prel.

How Common Is The Last Name Prel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 509,669th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 11,351,318 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Prel reside; 73 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 473,685th most frequent first name on earth, held by 340 people.

The surname is most commonly used in France, where it is carried by 452 people, or 1 in 146,953. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 28 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 27 percent reside and Normandy, where 22 percent reside. Excluding France this surname exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 6 percent reside.

Prel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Prel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 267 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prel Last Name Statistics demography

Prel earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 37.6% less than the national average, earning $26,927 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prell894,831/
Priel89871/
Pruel89609/
Prehl89385/
Presl89374/
Preel89287/
Preul89212/
Proel89186/
Prael89165/
Pprel893/
Przel892/
Prelt890/
Prl863/
Proehl801,165/
Proell80473/
Pruell8071/
Prehll8050/
Preehl8019/
Priell8013/
Phrael806/
Priehl805/
Prrell801/
Phreel801/
Praehl800/
Pril752,166/
Pryl75504/
Prýl753/
Prll752/
Präl751/
Pprl751/
Prhl751/
Prlp751/
Prlh751/
Hprl751/
Prelova73182/
Prelová736/
Phruell732/
Phroehl731/
Prrzell730/
Prill676,413/
Pröll673,079/
Priol671,956/
Pröhl671,922/
Pruul67523/
Prüll67149/
Pryll67134/
Pråhl6760/
Prøhl6727/
Prellová6724/
Prühl6712/
Pryhl6711/
Prihl678/
Prőll673/
Prêle673/
Prisl673/
Prleš672/
Pruil671/
Phril671/
Pryol671/
Prellova671/

Prel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Prel in the Hindi language
प्रेलprela-
Prel in the Marathi language
परेलparela-
Prel in the Russian language
Прельprel-

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