Prenen Surname

755,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 379 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Prenen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Prenen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1861:61,8109,947
Netherlands1811:93,29915,307
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Prenen (22) may also be a first name.

Prenen Last Name Facts

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

Prenen is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Prenen? popularity and diffusion

The last name Prenen is the 755,622nd most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 19,228,353 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Prenen reside; 98 percent reside in Western Europe and 96 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used forename throughout the world, borne by 22 people.

Prenen is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is held by 186 people, or 1 in 61,810. In Belgium Prenen is primarily found in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 2 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent are found. Apart from Belgium this last name is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 48 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Preenen9270/
Proenen9246/
Prenent921/
Pregnent861/
Prenienė861/
Pronen83184/
Prönen8315/
Pernen836/
Prenin834/
Prenion7748/
Prening7744/
Pregnem779/
Presnin775/
Prenina774/
Pyrhnen771/
Pregnin771/
Piernen771/
Prannen770/
Preinem770/
Preining71422/
Phretnin7137/
Preening711/
Pronin6731,346/
Pernin673,769/
Pronyn672,224/
Pranin67330/
Prinin6756/
Prynin673/
Pranyn672/
Pernem672/
Pernenova671/
Pyrnin671/

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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 Prenen
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