Prenderghast Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Prenderghast Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Prenderghast 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
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680
Display Statistics on:
  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

Prenderghast Demographics

Prenderghast Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 7 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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Prenderghast Last Name Facts

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

The surname Prenderghast is carried by more people in Ireland than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Prenderghast? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Prenderghast live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Prenderghast is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland Prenderghast is most frequent in: Munster, where 100 percent live. Excluding Ireland it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Jamaica, where 25 percent live.

Prenderghast Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Prenderghast has changed through the years. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 83 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Prenderghast Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Prenderghast last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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
Prendergast9620,958/
Prenderghat961/
Prentdergast921/
Prendergasth921/
Prendergas918/
Prendergat914/
Prendergass8714/
Prendergest8713/
Prendergasp874/
Premdergast874/
Prendergase871/
Prendregast871/
Prendergost871/
Prindergast871/
Prendergash870/
Prenderga861/
Prendargest780/
Prindargast780/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Prenderghast
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