Prenc Surname

885,573rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 304 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Croatia
Highest density in:
Croatia

Prenc Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prenc Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Croatia2291:18,4663,801
Australia481:562,41041,290
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Prenc Last Name Facts

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

The last name Prenc is found in Croatia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Prenc? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 885,573rd most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 23,972,191 people. The last name Prenc is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Prenc reside; 75 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

The surname Prenc is most prevalent in Croatia, where it is borne by 229 people, or 1 in 18,466. In Croatia it is most frequent in: Istria County, where 88 percent live, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, where 5 percent live and Vukovar-Srijem County, where 4 percent live. Excluding Croatia this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 16 percent live and Germany, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Prenci91128/
Prench916/
Proenc913/
Prencs911/
Prenck911/
Prencke836/
Prentce832/
Prenche830/
Princ801,640/
Preng80304/
Prenz8089/
Prenk8051/
Prync8047/
Princi731,625/
Princz731,318/
Proeng7345/
Praeng7316/
Princk7315/
Princs7312/
Prenke7310/
Prynch739/
Princh739/
Prents738/
Printc738/
Phrenk735/
Hpreng734/
Preung732/
Princc731/
Princë731/
Prueng731/
Prentz730/
Prienz730/
Prengt730/
Princss675/
Pøhrenk673/
Prng672/
Prnq671/
Prnj671/
Prnk671/
Prentts671/
Prentse671/
Prenque671/
Prentss670/
Prehnke670/
Prinche670/

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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 Prenc
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