Present Surname

174,754th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Haiti

Present Surname Definition:

From the French, Présent; a personal name.

Present Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa9901:54,7256,952
United States4301:842,92864,333
Haiti3531:30,2662,173
Belgium1821:63,16810,157
France1731:383,94656,838
Lesotho601:33,8766,160
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Botswana281:78,10513,263
India171:45,121,493474,784
Austria161:532,21549,801
Ireland161:294,30910,207
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Iran141:5,484,466128,255
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Israel91:950,84857,975
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
England31:18,572,686338,250
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

The alternate forms: Présent (9) are calculated separately.

Present (766) may also be a first name.

Present Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Présent; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Present Last Name Facts

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

The surname Present is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Présent. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Present? popularity and diffusion

Present is the 174,754th most frequently held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,969,660 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 45 percent of Present are found; 44 percent are found in Southern Africa and 44 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Present is also the 296,648th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 766 people.

It is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 990 people, or 1 in 54,725. In South Africa it is most prevalent in: Western Cape, where 26 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent reside. Barring South Africa it exists in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Haiti, where 14 percent reside.

Present Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Present has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Present last name expanded 1,593 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Present Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Present last name are 4.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.83% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Present earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 27.91% less than the national average, earning R 171,324 per year; in United States they earn 38.53% more than the national average, earning $59,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $42,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Présent959/
Presente931,213/
Praesent9326/
Presents936/
Presentz935/
Presient933/
Priesent933/
Pressent931/
Preasent931/
Presen9217/
Prescient882/
Pregent86860/
Präsent86178/
Prezent8696/
Preisen8657/
Prejent8631/
Pressen8621/
Precent8618/
Preseun8616/
Preusen869/
Priesen866/
Prasent865/
Prosent864/
Pretent863/
Preshen861/
Presend861/
Presn831/
Priehsen8023/
Preussen8019/
Priessen8016/
Prezente8015/
Pretente8013/
Pressien8013/
Pressend8012/
Presynte803/
Presinte802/
Preuszen802/
Preisgen801/
Prezentz801/
Prasenth801/
Precente801/
Preene7778/
Preenh7745/
Prezen7733/
Presin7729/
Presne7727/
Pregen777/
Prgent775/
Prisen772/
Prejen771/
Prenht771/
Preint771/
Preten770/
Preuschen755/
Preisienė752/
Prigent7114,030/
Presing71101/
Prijent7180/
Pruysen7173/
Prégent7143/
Prießen7136/
Pretten7123/
Preaten7121/
Predgen7120/
Prehenn7120/
Prizent7113/
Preußen7112/
Preynet7110/
Pressin719/
Prøysen719/
Preisne718/
Prézent717/
Preteng715/
Preczen714/
Preshin713/
Pressenová713/
Prezhen713/
Prishen712/
Pruisen712/
Preesem712/
Prejeen711/
Prescin711/
Presind711/
Pretehn711/
Pridsen711/
Prasnth711/
Prechen711/
Priteen711/
Phresin711/
Pricent711/
Presyng711/
Presink711/
Precien711/
Prezend711/
Prezentová711/
Preeshn711/
Pressem710/
Praisen710/
Pritsen710/
Prisenk710/
Presnova671,568/
Prein671,488/
Preising67748/
Pruissen67354/
Pruijsen67196/
Pressing67172/
Preun67139/
Phretsin67136/
Preysing67118/
Preyn6776/
Prescion6765/
Prean6739/
Pression6737/
Précenth6727/
Prene6726/
Preshyon6724/
Pfreundt6721/
Presingh6721/
Pruyssen6719/
Prashnth6716/
Prajzent6715/
Prenh6715/
Pretends678/
Phraisen674/
Preesing673/
Praisien672/
Preshina672/
Pridgent672/
Phrysuen672/
Preschem671/
Prossend671/
Prisn671/
Pricente671/
Prizendt671/
Prijssen671/
Prisinth671/
Prissien671/
Prichent670/
Prhen670/

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  • 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 Present
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