Present Surname
Approximately 2,454 people bear this surname
Present Surname Definition:
From the French, Présent; a personal name.
Present Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 990 | 1:54,725 | 6,952 |
| United States | 430 | 1:842,928 | 64,333 |
| Haiti | 353 | 1:30,266 | 2,173 |
| Belgium | 182 | 1:63,168 | 10,157 |
| France | 173 | 1:383,946 | 56,838 |
| Lesotho | 60 | 1:33,876 | 6,160 |
| Pakistan | 36 | 1:4,962,330 | 32,327 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Austria | 16 | 1:532,215 | 49,801 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Iran | 14 | 1:5,484,466 | 128,255 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:2,437,537 | 68,340 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 27 | 1:1,859,951 | 94,590 |
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.
Present Demographics
Average Present Salary in
United States
$59,773 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Present Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Present Come From? nationality or country of origin
Present occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Présent. Click here for further potential spellings of Present.
How Common Is The Last Name Present? popularity and diffusion
The last name Present is the 174,754th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,969,660 people. The surname Present occurs mostly 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. It is also the 296,648th most commonly used forename internationally, borne by 766 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 990 people, or 1 in 54,725. In South Africa Present is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 26 percent are found, Gauteng, where 17 percent are found and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent are found. Aside from South Africa this surname occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Haiti, where 14 percent are found.
Present Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Present has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 holding the Present last name are 4.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.83% being registered with 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.
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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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- 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 Present
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