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
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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/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Présent. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Present? popularity and diffusion
Present is the 174,754th most commonly occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,969,660 people. The last name is primarily found 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 used first name worldwide. It is borne by 766 people.
The last name Present is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 990 people, or 1 in 54,725. In South Africa Present is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 26 percent reside, Gauteng, where 17 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 16 percent reside. Excluding South Africa Present is found in 43 countries. It also occurs 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Present surname grew 1,593 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 70 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Present Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Present surname are 4.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 57.83% 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.
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Footnotes
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